MPR's Mary Losure files this story about the North Shore's fishing families and the environmental catastrophes that destroyed their way of life. In the 1930's, Lake Superior supported a thriving commercial fishing industry. Now, on a lake holding one tenth of the world's fresh water, only a handful of commercial fishermen and women remain.
The tiny town of Tofte on the north shore of Lake Superior opened a museum to honor the Scandinavian fishing families who once made a living on the lake's rugged coastline.