My Voyageur Friends
Owning a BWCA canoe outfitting business makes us quite a popular place during the summer months. But it seems we have just as many visitors come to visit us in the winter. Feathered friends frequent our feeder at Voyageur …
Category: News
Skiing Bliss Not Blisters
I went cross-country skiing on the Upper Gunflint Trail sky system for a second time yesterday. Mike had a meeting at Gunflint Trail Fire Hall II so I decided I would spend his meeting time skiing. He thought I had …
Anyone Know a Good Lawyer?
I knew the deadline for pulling our Trademark application for the name "Mush for a Cure" was fast approaching. What I didn’t know until I finally dug through my records was the deadline was the 3rd of January. Oops. …
Above Zero on the Gunflint Trail
As long as it’s above zero I’ll venture outside to go cross-country skiing. Yesterday it was a few degrees above zero so I got my first ski of the season in. In spite of the fact I love winter …
Falling Down
I knew what I wanted to write about today but I didn’t know how to make it all come together. I was just going to call it a potpourri but then I came up with the "Falling Down" theme. It seems there’s …
Back to Reality
Five-thirty is going to come too early tomorrow morning after having been able to sleep in over the kid’s Christmas break. Somehow I imagine we will adjust and I’m hopeful Josh will make it through the day without a game …
Happy New Year from the Snowy Gunflint Trail
I’m not sure if you exchange presents on New Year’s Day but this year Mother Nature gave the Gunflint Trail one or two or three more inches of fresh snow! Even with the wind howling the snow is remaining …
We Got Snow on the Gunflint Trail!
I was a little afraid yesterday morning when the precipitation falling from the sky was a little on the liquid side. I only had to worry a little because it quickly turned into flakes of snow that continued to …
Two Must Make Don’t Break Resolutions
Many people make New Year’s Resolutions and almost as many break them within the first month. Some resolutions aren’t concrete enough others are unrealistic and yet others don’t allow for countability. I want all of my readers …
Wet Towels and We Don’t Recycle
It bothers me when I enter a hotel room and they have little signs all over about how they are attempting to save on water resources. "A towel on the rack means you’ll use it another day." "This card on …