Emily Stone

2 months ago | apg-wi.com | Emily Stone

You know it’s chilly when even Lake Superior can see their own breath. During a recent period of bitter cold, the sea smoke drifting across the shining gray wavelets near Grand Marais, Minnesota, looked like a giant version of the hot springs in Japan — the ones where the snow monkeys sit in steaming pools to get warm.

2 months ago | drydenwire.com | Emily Stone

You know it’s chilly when even Lake Superior can see their own breath. During a recent period of bitter cold, the sea smoke drifting across the shining gray wavelets near Grand Marais, Minn., looked like a giant version of the hot springs in Japan—the ones where the snow monkeys sit in steaming pools to get warm.

2 months ago | tomahawkleader.com | Emily Stone

By Emily StoneNaturalist/Education Director, Cable Natural History MuseumOn Christmas Day, I found myself driving from Lutsen, Minn., to Duluth with a very unusual package next to my skis and duffle bag. On my way home from a short trip near Thunder Bay, Ontario, a Facebook post caught my eye. “…large grey owl on the side of the road. They stopped to investigate, and noticed that its wing appears to be broken.

Jan 23, 2025 | apg-wi.com | Emily Stone

Murmurs of interest rippled through the classroom as I spread a rectangle of green felt on the floor at the front of the room. The murmurs became questions as I placed two lines of life-sized animal tracks, printed and cut out of white paper, onto the felt. When I finally invited the second graders to come up and gather around the felt, I was amazed by the almost instantaneous formation of a perimeter of kneeling children, totally focused on the scene.

Jan 22, 2025 | drydenwire.com | Emily Stone

Murmurs of interest rippled through the classroom as I spread a rectangle of green felt on the floor at the front of the room. The murmurs became questions as I placed two lines of life-sized animal tracks, printed and cut out of white paper, onto the felt. When I finally invited the second graders to come up and gather around the felt, I was amazed by the almost instantaneous formation of a perimeter of kneeling children, totally focused on the scene.