A Very Scary Story
"I could have been shot, killed and left for dead for my father and sons to find me on the road." Thank goodness this hunter was paying attention and was able to take cover behind his truck before the …
Category: News
One More Day
It’s just one more day until Halloween, the fastest growing "holiday" by consumer trends. I know my kids look forward to the day and so do I. We were talking about Trick or Treaters on the Gunflint Trail …
Sooner or Later
I knew it had to happen sooner or later. Their life expectancy isn’t long and I knew their time was coming, yet nothng could have prepared me to see their lifeless appearance. There they hung, limp and drooping with …
What Do YOU Want?
It’s like visiting Santa Claus before Christmas only better. On Wednesday, October 29th at 7PM in the log cabin at the Community Center, Thursday, October 30th at high noon at the Conference Center on the Gunflint Trail or tonight …
Children Are Our Future
Anyone who has ever read my blog knows how important my children and all children are to me. It shouldn’t come as a suprise that the election I feel most strongly about is for a seat on the School …
Politics and Religion
I’m sure there are more than two topics a resort owner should not discuss with their guests but the two I always hear about are politics and religion. As a resort owner you don’t want to give guests or …
Exodus on the Gunflint Trail
The Cook County News Herald has a section called, "Down Memory Lane." There are articles printed from the local newspaper from10 years ago, 20 years ago, 50 years ago and 90 years ago. This is my favorite part of …
Fall or Fell?
Most of the leaves have fallen from their branches but a few remain. Traveling the Gunflint Trail now visitors are greeted with splashes of bright red against a green pine tree background. The Mountain Ash Trees are full of red …
Dishwasher Wanted?
I grew up in a house that didn’t have a dishwasher. I was the dishwasher and my sister was the dryer. I’ve had an automatic dishwasher since moving out of my house but the process tends to drive me …
Ham Lake Fire Indictment
The word is out on the Gunflint Trail and all over the nation. Steve Posniak is responsible for starting the Ham Lake Fire on the 5th of May 2007. It’s odd to finally have the name of the guilty person …