Puddles in Our Yard
It was a wonderful sight to see water streaming from our rooftop yesterday afternoon. I listened to the sound of droplets landing on the deck for almost four hours straight and danced in the puddles in our yard. If only …
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Increased Fire Restrictions
N E W S R E L E A S E USDA Forest Service Minnesota Contacts: Mary Nordeen, Chippewa National Forest 218-335-8600 Kristina Reichenbach, Superior National Forest 218-626-4393 Date: April 21, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRE RESTRICTIONS INCREASE APRIL …
The Sound of Music
Miss Tara McGovern has joined us for the month of April after spending the winter Off the Beaten Path at Black Magic Kennels. I listened to Mark and Mary Black rant and rave all winter long about this fantastic …
National Park Week
April 17-25th is National Park Week and admission to any of the 392 National Parks is free. The Boundary Waters may not be a National Park but it is just as wonderful as one. I’ve been to …
A Nice Hike
I don’t think people realize how many nice hikes there are on the Gunflint Trail. There are trails all over and if you’re as absent minded as I am then you can hike the same trail over and over …
Fire on Sag Lake Trail
How many headlines must I write with that four letter F word? The wind blew all day and night on Thursday and continued into Friday. A Red Flag Warning was issued Friday morning and the fire danger rating went up …
When Crack Kills
The DNR recently received reports of a deer carcass five feet off of the ground in a tree. A strange sight it would be to come across that in the woods. They figure the deer got stuck up there during …
Going Fishing in the Quetico?
The Ecological Framework for Fisheries Management in Ontario As part of the Ecological Framework for Recreational Fisheries Management, the Ministry of Natural Resources has begun a Broad-scale Monitoring (BSM) program to assess the health of fisheries across the province of …
Waiting for the Green Up
Not only are we waiting for the trees to green up but we’re also waiting for the Gunflint Green Up. This year’s Green Up happens after the Ham Run Half-Marathon and 5k Fun Run so you’ll have to plan on …
Ice is Gone
The lakes are completely ice free. Officially the last chunk on Saganaga sank sometime on the 10th making it a record ice out. We are now free to move about the canoe country as long as we don’t have campfires. The …