Susie is convinced she’s spotted a legendary "Lakers" ship—the Edmund Fitzgerald’s ghost—during a particularly foggy morning at Canal Park. Meanwhile, Jim is embroiled in a silent, high-stakes war with a local seagull he’s named "Barnaby," who has stolen exactly one half of Jim’s favorite smoked whitefish sandwich from the Northern Waters Smokehaus. The Mid-Point
As the credits roll, Jim leans back in his lawn chair, looks at the vast, dark water, and sighs, "You know, Susie, the air just tastes better when it’s 40 degrees in July." [S1E5] Uncle Jim and Aunt Susie in Duluth
Uncle Jim, a retired ore dock worker with a collection of flannel shirts for every occasion, and Aunt Susie, a woman whose "Minnesota Nice" hides a competitive streak for finding the best agate, have invited the family to their cabin. The episode opens with the iconic sight of the rising as a massive freighter glides into the harbor. The Conflict Susie is convinced she’s spotted a legendary "Lakers"
They eventually emerge right behind the , just in time for a sunset that turns the lake into liquid gold. The episode ends with the family huddled around a bonfire on the rocky beach. Jim finally makes peace with Barnaby by tossing him a crust of bread, and Susie reveals she didn't see a ghost ship—it was just the morning fog lifting off a giant floating pile of driftwood. The episode opens with the iconic sight of
The fifth episode of the fictional series, titled "Uncle Jim and Aunt Susie in Duluth," shifts from the usual city chaos to the rugged, wind-swept shores of Lake Superior.
While the younger family members try to navigate the steep, brake-burning hills of Duluth, Jim and Susie lead a "shortcut" through the . What was supposed to be a twenty-minute hike turns into a four-hour odyssey. Susie uses her "emergency" supply of wild plum jam to keep everyone’s spirits up, while Jim uses his knowledge of moss patterns to "definitely" know where they are (they are lost). The Resolution