World Water Day
It’s still ice covered in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area but that doesn’t mean it isn’t World Water Day on the Gunflint Trail. I’m celebrating the fact we have drinking water fresh lake water surrounding us. How lucky we …
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Rationalize
Did you ever wonder why the word rationalize was spelled the way it is? With the definition of the word saying it may not even be true wouldn’t it make sense to spell it "Rationalies"? From the web, Attempt to explain or …
Signs of Spring on the Gunflint Trail
The pussy willows have popped and I saw my first duck of the season on the edge of the moose pond. Of course I can’t remember what kind of duck it is. Every year it appears there and I …
That’s Where That Was!
It’s that time of the season when the snow piles disappear and other things reappear. A shovel, a water bottle and lots of garbage has a way of getting hid all winter long by the snow. It’s like a …
Air Conditioning in March in Minnesota?
Something is wrong with this picture. I know you don’t see a picture, it’s just a saying. It was 78 degrees on the Gunflint Trail on March 17, 2012. That has to be a record. The sun was crazy …
With a Little Luck and a Little Cold Weather
You could win a fishing contest on the Gunflint Trail next weekend. Poplar Lake will be the place to be on March 24th with a fishing contest and a golf tournament going on. Come try your luck!
Conditions Varied up North
The recent warm weather is creating unusual conditions for March in Minnesota. It was over 70 degrees on the Gunflint Trail on Wednesday and in many parts of Minnesota. On the shores of Lake Superior it has been cooler …
The Tale of the Traveling Tent
On a recent facebook post I asked something about a tent. I received an email from Voyageur’ Adam’s Dad with these photos of Adam’s tent in all of these awesome locations. I wish I were Adam’s tent! It has been …
Volunteering to Get Outside
It feels good to volunteer and it feels great to be outside so it must be an awesome feeling when you’re outside and volunteering. The DNR has some volunteer opportunities they are offering in Minnesota. Check them out! Take …
Disappearing Ice
The icicles are all melted off of the roof and the lake ice won’t be far behind if this weather keeps up. 50 degrees and sunny today and temperatures expected to be in the 60’s tomorrow. The ice on the …