Brokeback Gunflint
Another deer hunting season is over and for the 2nd year in a row there’s no deer in our freezer. Not that I mind because I really don’t like the taste of venison even though people say it tastes …
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Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway
Thank you Gunflint Trail resident and Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway member Jim Raml! Thanks to Jim the Gunflint Trail will receive $240,000 from the Federal Highway Administration under the National Scenic Byways Program. This money will be used for …
Ham Lake Fire Trial
I don’t understand the court system. I guess I don’t understand anything about the trial process either. And the thing about being innocent until proven guilty even if you were caught red handed and you know you are guilty? …
Happy Thanksgiving Day
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving from the end of the Gunflint Trail… Giving Thanks For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped, For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped, For …
Whose is that?
I think I have mentioned this before but I’ll tell you again; I love to look at tracks in the fresh fallen snow. I can usually tell the difference between moose and deer and I know what a rabbit …
Now You See It
On my walk yesterday morning I was amazed by what I saw. When I looked out toward Gull Lake I was in awe at the smoothness of the newly formed ice. It was black and sleek with not a bump to …
If Silence is Golden
If silence is golden then I’m not sure what to call the sound of ice being formed. It is a rare and magical sound that mesmerizes you almost like you are being frozen too. This morning the air …
Christmas is Coming
Shopping malls have been making room on their shelves since Halloween. Christmas ornaments, decorations and cards line the aisles. Thanksgiving is merely just a bump in the road mainly known as the day that precedes the climactic event of …
Snowmobile Club Fun
The Cook County Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club has a snowmobiling season of fun planned for the upcoming winter. If you have a snowmobile then plan on joining this fun bunch of people for some riding fun. The Club …
STOP
There’s no need to drop and roll when you’re lost but the Minnesota DNR does suggest you STOP. News Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lost hunters urged to STOP for survival (November 18, 2008) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources …