Heather Jackson
Heather Jackson is a copyeditor who spent eleven years living in Duluth on the shores of Lake Superior before moving back to her home state of New York with her husband and their two young daughters. Now she lives on the shores of Lake Erie (but admits that Lake Superior is called such for a reason). Her favorite pastimes include adding a splash of coffee to her creamer, reading articles about etymology and current grammar trends, and starting big projects but never finishing them. She's an Aries, an INFJ, and Enneagram 4, and enjoys taking personality quizzes on the internet.
Spring Has Sprung at the Duluth Junk Hunt
The junk hunt has something for everyone. There are over a hundred booths filled with
Spring Break with Papa Murphy’s: 5 Ways to Create a Tropical Staycation
It's spring break! Woohoo! Except... you're a mom. And you have grown up responsibilities like work and parenting and saving money for a new washer/dryer set, minivan, or summer camp and daycare expenses. *Sigh*
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Moms Who Make Duluth: Change-Maker Salaam Peace Witherspoon!
Moms Who Make Duluth is a monthly series featuring interviews with industrious, local women who are shaping the face of Duluth's professional sphere while simultaneously raising their families. Duluth Moms Blog and Krenzen are delighted...
Trying to Embrace My Resting Nice Face
Raise your hand if you’re familiar with the cultural RBF phenomenon. All of a sudden men, women, and the media are referring to women who don’t automatically assume a pleasant-to-look-at expression, typically when they aren’t...
Through Her Eyes: The Teenage Perspective Part 2
Through Her Eyes: The Teenage Perspective is a short series highlighting the written works of two young students from Marshall School. During Marshall’s iTerm series, eight writers took a class with teacher (and Duluth...
Through Her Eyes: The Teenage Perspective Part 1
Through Her Eyes: The Teenage Perspective is a short series highlighting the written works of two young students from Marshall School. During Marshall’s iTerm series, eight writers took a class with teacher (and Duluth...
Marshall School’s iTerm Classes: A Fresh Approach to Academics
These gray winter days have us feeling a bit blah. Our routines seem monotonous and uninspired. We need something to jolt us out of our funk (More coffee? A vacation?). Similarly, kids probably are feeling...
Members Cooperative Credit Union: Home-Buying Made Easy
All right. Are you sitting down while you read this post? Because I don’t want to inadvertently make your blood pressure spike or cause you to break out in a cold sweat. Both of...
Papa Murphy’s Heartbaker Pizza: A Cheesy Symbol of Love
I’ll be the first to admit it: my family and I have relied on the Northland’s fastest and most affordable weeknight meal option times too numerous to count. Papa Murphy’s pizza is no stranger...
Moms Who Make Duluth: Councilwoman Renee Van Nett
Moms Who Make Duluth is a monthly series featuring interviews with industrious, local women who are shaping the face of Duluth's professional sphere while simultaneously raising their families. Duluth Moms Blog and Krenzen are delighted...