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Start Seeing Pink
Cook County Residents shouldn’t be surprised when they start seeing pink around the County in March. In conjunction with the Third Annual Mush for a Cure Como Oil and Propane will have their pink tanker truck in Grand …
Dark Sky Tourism
Dark Sky Tourism is a real thing folks in Scotland are talking about. They are trying to set aside areas for Dark Sky Parks where people can go to get away from the city lights and get a good …
Wenonah Canoes
I’ve had the opportunity to visit Wenonah first hand and it was an awesome experience. We learned so much about the canoe making process and were very impressed at the amount of work and detail that goes into each …
Slush N Mush
All of this talk about mush and slush has indeed turned my brain to mush. I can’t seem to keep a single thought in my head for more than a moment before it flits away never to be found …
That’s More Like It!
"That’s the way, uh huh uh huh I li iike it." I’m not sure who sings that or what song it’s from but it’s what popped into my head this morning when I looked outside of the window. The …
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide
But like Bon Jovi says in one of my favorite tunes, "She’s gonna get ya." In this case I am the she and I will find you. You know who you are, so don’t play not-smart with me. …
Haven’t I Heard that Somewhere Before?
Many of my blog readers come from the Boreal Blog page so I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that other blog writers in boreal land read my blog too. I wouldn’t think of accusing anyone of copying my blog …
Get a Job Groundhog
The Groundhog’s days of weather forecasting are over. His career has been terminated and I’m not sure what sort of future an unemployed groundhog has. I would like to describe the weather on the Gunflint Trail today as …
Ice is Nice
There is blacktop visible and most parts of the Gunflint Trail. This is big news for February since the roadway usually remains snow covered throughout winter. Our deck and roof is almost free of snow too thanks to the …