When we first bought Voyageur in 1993 we had a certified weather station on our property. The previous owner was responsible for recording data on a daily basis. This involved walking out to the station to check the low temperature, the high temperature, …
If you’re anything like me then you probably have a corner of your house designated for items that should be recycled but you just haven’t done it yet. My pile contains items I don’t know where to take as …
It doesn’t have to be winter to die of hypothermia. A person doesn’t have to be submerged in water and the temperature doesn’t even have to be below freezing. It has even been said more people die of hypothermia in the …
On this day 34 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald sank to the bottom of Lake Superior. 29 men lost their lives in the frigid waters as Lake Superior expressed her fury during the Gales of November. It’s a sobering …
Some of you may remember an earlier post from this summer about the new Centennial Hiking Trail. It isn’t every day the USFS decides to clear an entirely new trail through the forest so it is with great …
Sad news about the missing kayaker being found. Too bad he wasn’t really trying to get lost. Nov 6, 2009 7:26 pm US/Central Body Of Missing Lake Superior Kayaker FoundDULUTH, Minn. (AP) ― Authorities say a body found Thursday …
That’s the kind of forecast I like to see for a weekend in November, sunny and high of fifty degrees. Doesn’t that sound absolutely wonderful? The blue sky looks gorgeous this morning and the kids are home from school. …
Autopsy: Missing kayaker committed suicide Investigators found a handgun case in Douglas Winter’s car, along with a box of ammunition with bullets missing. By: Mike Creger, Lake County News Chronicle Douglas Winter’s body was found Nov. 5, more than two …
I have heard people tell others to, "Get lost!" in a joking manner. But when I saw a news release from the Minnesota DNR that was about how not to get lost it made me start to think. What …
That’s better than being called a new bag if you’re trying to be green. Gone are the days of brown paper bags for packing lunches. Most people are pretty good about using a lunch box or bag and I guess my dad …