Minnesota Lake Cabin

All photos by Pete Wuebker Nothing evokes the onset of spring and summer in the Northwoods more than the haunting call of the loon .  Mournful loon phrasing and trilling before dawn and at twilight can be as soothing as the rhythmic slap of wavelets against a scow.  Loon wails can make a heart begin to ache, and their hoots and yodels can signal recognition that all is well. Loons are the original “snowbirds,” spending their winters fishing in in the Gulf of Mexico, and returning to the no