PostNord, the country’s longtime service, is delivering its last letters. Few Danes send snail mail anymore, but some are mourning the end of an era.

Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.

Many opt out of the revelry, either as their own time-honored tradition or because of a different outlook this year.

The Sturgeon Bay, a 140-foot Coast Guard icebreaker, has been clearing paths through the crystallized river so that boats carrying supplies can reach the communities counting on them.