Points North

Lake Superior can change in a heartbeat; one minute it’s calm ― the next it's raging into ... more

For almost seven years, Bugsy Sailor has been on a mission to watch every sunrise. But now... more

November 10, 1975: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in a massive storm on Lake Superior. But... more

In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor pre... more

On a remote island in Lake Michigan, some old apple trees could have very rare, never-befo... more

Buildings and light pollution are taking a heavy toll on migrating birds. Some cities in t... more

In one of the most polluted parts of Lake Michigan, whitefish are thriving. Some people wo... more

In the early 1800s, a group of politicians decided part of the Ohio border should move far... more

In 2014, a group of botanists discovered that a very rare plant native to the Kankakee Riv... more

What would happen if our devices were alive? Would it change the way we treat them? One re... more

Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. B... more

Blue moon ice cream, this quintessentially Midwestern, bright blue dessert, is a mystery. ... more

Ron Reimink knew how uncomfortable and annoying swimmer’s itch could be. He spent much of ... more

Emily Ford goes on a winter vacation. She doesn’t go to some warm beach location, though. ... more

Tom Farnquist is in the business of preserving underwater artifacts and displaying them in... more

After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: beco... more

Minnesota and Wisconsin are bitter rivals at just about everything. So in 2019, when Wisco... more

Cougars are making a comeback. The iconic wildcat hasn’t had a breeding population in the ... more

Inside rustic cabins and yurts at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park there are ... more

When a black bear in Minnesota woke up from hibernation in the middle of winter and attack... more

Americans stepped up to do something about dying bees. Beekeeping is all the rage right no... more

Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It... more

Microplastics are everywhere. But after accidentally combining materials in a lab, scienti... more

One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he call... more