Mike’s cousin is opening an outfitting business and retail store on the Mississippi River in Clearwater, Minnesota near St. Cloud. We’re excited for his new business venture and hope those of you in Central Minnesota are too. It’s called …
I’m not sure what the moose experts expected to find when they disturbed my wilderness snowshoe trek in January by hovering their helicopter above me but what they didn’t find was an exploding moose population. They found what anyone …
Everyone likes to say how busy they are. For some folks it means they can’t sit down for their favorite 3 hours of television programming in the evening and for others it means they don’t have time to sit …
I really like winter when I am dressed properly for it. Long johns beneath fleece pants covered by snow pants and mukluks to protect my feet keep my bottom half toasty. A couple of layers of shirts, a big …
Just thought I would share this information from the Minnesota DNR about ice fishing. DNR talking trash (Released January 25, 2010) For many Minnesotans there is nothing like walking on a frozen lake, carving a hole and pulling …
Yesterday morning after I returned from the bus stop I decided I just had to go skiing. There wasn’t a breeze in the air and the temperature was mild at 10 degrees above zero. I drove down to the …
In the winter I like weekends because the kids are off from school and I get to sleep in and spend time with them. In the summer it doesn’t matter if it’s Monday or Saturday as all of the …
If you’re as lucky as Larry on Saganaga and catch a 30 pound Lake Trout during Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend you’ll have your free lunch. Not sure where Larry caught it or with what but I can’t …
Today is the day the Beargrease Marathon ends. I understand why it is called a marathon now. Just trying to keep track of where the teams are is exhausting thank goodness I don’t have any other responsibilities. Josh, Abby and …
I go between wanting to run a team of dogs during the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon to thinking it would be the most ridiculous thing ever to do. At times it looks like alot of fun and at other …