Fishing from the Dock
I never knew dock spiders were fishing spiders. I’ve seen them hanging around on the dock in the summer but it never dawned on me they used the water like a web to catch insects. I also didn’t know they would …
Author: Sue Prom
Not In the Boundary Waters
I don’t think you’ll see this happen very many places but especially not in the Boundary Waters. Woman from Fruitport allegedly used a fish to attack two men ice fishing in Norton Shores Published: Monday, January 17, 2011, 7:27 …
Looking Forward to the Weekend
Are you? Friday…Partly cloudy. Highs 3 below to 8 below zero. North winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Wind chill values 40 below to 50 below zero.
Forecast for Frozen Fun
Even a winter lover like me doesn’t like temperatures this cold. But it’s January in Minnesota, what do I expect? Rest Of Today…Mostly cloudy this morning…then partly sunny this afternoon. Highs 1 below to 4 above zero. North winds 5 …
Prediction of Snow Day Becomes Reality
I wonder why I didn’t just follow my gut instinct and keep hitting the snooze button? Instead, I woke up, rolled out of bed, got both children up and into the shower only to answer the phone at 5:49am …
Boundary Waters Forecast for Winter Camping
If you were brave enough to go out winter camping this weekend for the lake trout opener then you woke up to a cold morning. Negative 28 degrees this morning on the Gunflint Trail and windchills of negative 25-35 below …
True Voyageurs
This morning Mike and I met with some real Voyageurs in Two Harbors, Minnesota. We’re down here for a hockey tournament so we planned a meeting with some Voyageur Crew members. These guys are going on a real Voyage …
Snowflakes Falling on the Sawtooth Mountains
That’s from a song the kids learned in their music class a few years ago. Since it’s snowing outside it only seems appropriate to be thinking of that song. The flakes that are falling are huge and so light …
Too Many Pictures
That saying about a picture is worth a 1000 words, well, if it’s close to true then stored digitally on external hard drives, Snapfish, and Picasa I must have billions or zillions of words. I don’t think I’ve had …
Incredible Paddling Trips
While it isn’t the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness it is a scenic and wild trip J.J. and Josh completed during their Paddle to Seattle. They traveled together for 97 days and 1300 miles as they made their way through the …