There is a particular kind of summer that belongs only to the North — one that arrives slowly, then all at once, as the days stretch longer and the lakes turn glassy and blue. This issue celebrates the North's own definition of luxury: not status, but time; not polish, but a sense of place. It's a season of return and discovery, exploring the people, homes, traditions, and destinations that give this region its enduring character.

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In This Issue

• Hole in the Day — Anton Treuer explores the story of one of northern Minnesota's most powerful and complex historical figures, and the legacy still felt across the region's lakes, roads, and communities

• The Art of the Decoy — Marty Hanson's hand-carved decoys, where function becomes form and a tool of the hunt becomes American folk art

• Four Homes, Four Stories — A rebuilt family cabin on Leech Lake, a small-and-right island build on Lake Vermilion, a restored 140-year-old Queen Anne in Hudson, and new construction near Hayward that honors the old

• Beyond the Shoreline — NORTH travels near and far, to towns and destinations that expand the region's sense of culture, comfort, and escape