Featured Artist: Parker Hoen Ladies and gentlemen, we want to thank you for coming out... you coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with us, talking with the ever talented Mr. Parker Hoen. The man is a wanderlust wonder, a leviathan with a lens, a poet with a portrait and really just a genuine, all around
Featured Artist - Martin Ramirez Ladies and gentlemen, today it is our distinct honor to welcome Martin Ramirez to the UNTC blog. A man of many tantalizing talents, Martin's ever expanding bag of tricks has been steadily growing over the past couple of years to include aerial maneuvers, underwater wonderment, and land
Featured Blogger - Ashley Bredemus - An Outdoor Experience Ladies and gentleman, have we got a treat for you today!!! It is with great pleasure that we extend a warm welcome to our good friend Ashley Bredemus (and her adorable adventure-mate Arlo the Shiloh Shepherd). As of just last night, Ashley's blog "An Outdoor Ex
Featured Artist - Samantha Lindberg Our guest today is an avid adventurer, enthusiastic explorer, and fortunately for us, a fascinating photographer to boot. She not only exudes exuberance, but personifies passion as she nobly navigates the North Shore and tirelessly traverses through troublesome terrain. All alliterat
Featured Artist - Tucker Olson Born and raised in the epic chill and thrill of Minnesota's legendary winters, today's gifted guest cut his camera carrying teeth along the crags and caverns of Lake Superior's splendidly savage shoreline. Before expanding his expeditions westward, Tucker diligently developed a digital de
Featured Artist - Matt Birkholz Today it is our great pleasure to welcome Matt Birkholz to the UNTC blog. To be honest, before setting up this interview there was relatively little we actually knew about the mysterious man behind the captivating camera work. Sure we had admired his awe-mazing imagery and wow-inducing w
Featured Artist - Tyler Godes For those who are tantalized by tones, keen for chroma or roused by the radiant, our guest today should come as no surprise – a familiar fellow to follow and a well known, Minnesotan delight. To those who have not yet had the pleasure, we happily introduce you to Mr. Tyler Godes, a genuine
Featured Artist – Andy Merkel Of all the fantastically fascinating photo snapping physical therapists out there, today we are fortunate to feature our fave! Though his given name may be Andrew, you will no doubt know him better by his Instagram handle "grantplace"(don't ask us why... but don't worry, we did ask him 😉)
Featured Artist - Reece Hickman Oh Boi! Reece Hickman!! What a treat we have for you today. If Reece were a rock she'd be an agate – a true North Shore gem, full of vibrant colors, richly layered and radiant in spirit. Luckily for us Reece is not a rock, just a rockstar photographer with a great sense of humor, an amaz
Featured Artist - Jordan Mileski If you’ve followed Up North Trading Co. for any significant amount of time the name Jordan Mileski should no doubt ring a few bells. Jordan was the first photographer we ever had the pleasure of connecting with when our little brand was still in it’s infancy (what an amazing stroke of
Featured Blogger - Miss Northerner The unofficial ambassador of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Kristen (or Miss Northerner as you probably know her best) is a graciously gifted writer and photographer who tirelessly puts her talents together sharing the boundless beauty she finds basically in her own backyard. From wildlife t
Featured Artist - Derek Warner Today we are fortunate to have our friend Derek Warner with us speaking about his work and what photography means to him. Derek is one of the most candid, genuine and supportive people we have had the great pleasure of meeting in our brief history. He is one of those rare fellas whose tal
Featured Artist - Preston Buechler What can we say about Preston Buechler, after all, we've really only known him for a little less than a year. Yet in that short while, he has managed to impress us beyond belief. Not only is Preston a talented photographer, but an eager student of his craft, a good sport with a great
Featured Artist - "George Duluth" Ilstrup For many, today’s guest will require no introduction. His incredible imagery has already inked an indelible impression in your North lovin’ noggin; his crisp captures of radiant reflections over the breathtaking Boundary Waters are a thing beyond beauty; and those ice caves… fo
Featured Artist - Tony Eaton Today it is our pleasure to share with you the incredible work of the ever optimistic Tony Eaton – a remarkable North Shore photographer who we have long admired. This is not the first time Tony’s work has been featured on our blog. If you look closely you’ll notice his handiwork sprinkled
Featured Artist - Amanda Taivalkoski Today we have the honor of featuring an artist whose work we hold in very high esteem indeed. Her Superior photography from the shores of both Michigan and Minnesota is breathtaking, her vision is unmatched and her eye for tantalizingly tempered tones is truly remarkable. While she
Featured Artist - Northwoods (Marcus) Murphy In less than a year the man, the myth and the legend known as Northwoods Murphy has gone from a relatively unknown quantity who happened to sign up as one of our first ever brand ambassadors to becoming one of our dearest friends, most dedicated supporters and quite simply o
Featured Artist - Guthrie Collins Since man first stepped foot on this earth, few landmark achievements have advanced civilization on such a monumental scale as the discovery of fire, the invention of the wheel, our mastery of tools and the slicing of bread. While we can’t speak for that last one, our guest today has f
Featured Artist - Christian Dalbec If our last featured artist was the single most requested interview we've ever gotten, today's guest has always been a very close second. Christian Dalbec, the "original water photographer from inside Lake Superior," is as much an icon of the Minnesota North Shore as he is an enigma t
Featured Artist - John Keefover For those who don't know John "Keef" Keefover, he is a man of prolific and profound talents. While his vigorous voracity for vast vistas is visually evident with even the most graceful of glances at his grid on the gram, he is also a kind spirited mentor, happy to share his wisdom with a
