More Snow on the Gunflint and North Shore
Thanks to all of you who did the snow dance. We’ve received a significant amount of new snow in the northland. Grand Marais was luckier than us at the end of the Gunflint Trail. While we got 2-5 inches …
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Favorite Cross-Country Ski Trails in Cook County
There’s over 400 kilometers of groomed cross-country ski trails in Cook County. It’s the place to cross-country ski and I’m lucky because I live very close to the Upper Gunflint Trail Ski Trails. These trails are my favorite to …
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Spend Time Outdoors to Increase Creativity
I’m not surprised by findings that link time spent outside to increased creativity. I know when I’m out hiking or paddling my mind clears and I’m better able to think. Cook County knows this too and is encouraging folks …
Snow Makes Me Happy
It looks like winter in the northland finally. The north shore and Grand Marais received a much needed snowfall and are blanketed with the white stuff. We’ve got lots of snow on the Gunflint Trail and I couldn’t be …
-14 Below Zero isn’t THAT Cold
Last night we were invited over to a friend’s cabin for dinner. The neat thing about this is they live on Gull Lake and their cabin is only accessible by water or in the winter, by ice. In the …
Baby it’s Cold Outside
With the actual temperature dipping to -17 below numerous times this past week it made me think about hypothermia. I found this great piece on the Outside website and thought I would share it with you. Make sure you …
Clear Air in the BWCA
Good news for the BWCA and Voyageurs National Park! EPA rules target BWCA, Voyageurs haze by Dan Kraker, Minnesota Public Radio January 18, 2013 DULUTH, Minn. — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued final rules aimed at cutting …
Northern Lights and Snowflakes
It would be great if I had a picture of the northern lights to post today but unfortunately I don’t. It was a clear sky for the most part but the temperature dipped down to -17 below zero again …
17 Below Zero
While it only got down to -17 degrees last night it is supposed to get down to -29 degrees this weekend. That’s actual temperature without the windchill, can someone say, "COLD?" This morning it’s windy and this was the …