Diver Van Avery grew up in the Twin Cities with little exposure to nature. But as a teen, they fell in love with the North Shore and developed a special connection with Sugarloaf Cove, a nature preserve along Lake Superior, about 45 miles north of Two Harbors. “You learn right away when you’re there that it used to be clear-cut,” they said, referring to the site’s past use as an industrial log storage facility. “[It] has — really in our lifetime…