Each year, Lake Superior Magazine publishes its Best of the Lake list as determined by its readers, editors and/or staff members.

Each year, Lake Superior Magazine publishes its Best of the Lake list as determined by its readers, editors and/or staff members.



The current August/September issue features the Best of the Lake: 2012 which reveals some of Lake Superior's finest spots for dining, lodging, sightseeing and hiking in Ontario, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.



Chosen for this year's list are a number of area locales, including the Sault Locks on both the Ontario and Michigan sides (Best Boat Watching), Pancake Bay Beach near Batchawana Bay (Best Beaches), Young's General Store in Wawa (Best Gift Shop), Lake Superior Provincial Park (Best Parks), and Pukaskwa National Park (Best Places to Paddle).



Wawa's Rock Island Lodge earned two spots on the list of 12 categories for Best Overnight Stay and Best Views - Lodging.



To review Lake Superior Magazine's entire Best of the Lake: 2012 list, please click here.



A news release issued by Lake Superior Magazine follows.



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Who made the grade for Lake Superior Magazine’s Best of the Lake 2012?



What Lake Superior restaurants offer the best lake views?



What are the best parks? Or hiking trails? Or rock-picking spots?



People who know the region the most – the local residents, regular visitors and far-flung lake lovers who make up the readers of Lake Superior Magazine and www.LakeSuperior.com – cast their votes for the Best of the Lake 2012.



In the mail and online, responses came from across the region and country, from California, Texas and Maine to multiple Canadian cities as far away as Church Point, Nova Scotia.



The August/September issue of Lake Superior Magazine, now on the newsstands, reveals the top choices for Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ontario in 12 different categories from best lake views to the best overnight stays, best gift shops and best places to paddle a canoe or kayak.



“Each year we feature a Best of the Lake review and are always excited to see what and who our readers choose as their favorites,” said Editor Konnie LeMay. “This year we as editors got to weigh in, too, with our choices for a magnificent seven of one-day drives for fall.”



That related feature, 7 Great Fall Drives, highlights the choices of the magazine’s editors and regularly contributing photographers for spectacular colors as well as pleasant roadways and fun attractions around the Big Lake.



The seven drives, along with maps and mileage counts, is featured in the issue.



People can see who in their region made the Best of the Lake picks for this year by finding the magazine at area newsstands, bookstores and gift shops or by logging onto www.LakeSuperior.com.



The Fall Drive story is featured in the magazine only.



Lake Superior Magazine has been a family-owned publication since its beginning in 1979.



Its offices are located at 310 E. Superior St. in Duluth and can be reached at 888-BIG LAKE (888-244-5253) or locally at 218-722-5002 as well as on the Internet on its website, Facebook page or Twitter at lakesuperiormag.



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