Is no news good news? I’ll keep my fingers crossed. This report is so vague it’s difficult to understand what exactly happened. It is unclear whether the individual was alone or if someone witnessed him falling out of the …
If the amount of Sour Cream N Raisin Pie left in my refrigerator is an indicator of how well the Taste of the Trail went yesterday then I’d say it was a grand success. We had lots of visitors …
Yesterday I invited myself along to watch Kristi and Adam harvest wild rice. Adam went ricing with Ian last year but I have never done this. Kristi and Adam camped out overnight while I had to drive and paddle by myself to …
While some contests may be gimmicks we’re still proud of our Minnesota State Park and small town Ely. MN DNR Press Release: Bear Head Lake State Park, just south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Ely, Minn., has been …
It is a beautiful sight to see the morning sun filter through a fog shrouded wilderness lake. There will be such a showing this morning as the air temperature at a mere 31 degrees is much colder than the water temperature and not …
Sixty and sunny sounds pretty good for an extended forecast. Of course seventy and sunny sounds better but what can we expect, it is almost mid-September already. The temperatures have been consistently September so far this month with almost 2.5 …
Labor Day Weekend has come and gone just like most of our summer staff. We are fortunate to have Chelsea, John, Ron, Elsa and Kristi still here and Eric helping out sometimes as well. The options for who …
Ok, so this won’t be a normal blog today. I was thinking about Changes. The change of seasons, the change that school is starting tomorrow, the change of the landscape where there has been fire and oh so many …
One thing nice about the days getting shorter and the nights getting longer is the improved chance to see the Northern Lights. It’s difficult to see them when you’re asleep inside at 10pm and it’s still light out when …
Someone asked me what today’s weather was going to be like. I looked outside and saw a cloud filled sky so I said, "Clouds before 7, clear by 11." This particular person knows me well and replied, "Is that …