Every Day is Earth Day
Abby is a Girl Scout and for Earth Day her troop made eco-friendly cleaners. They sold lemon oil furniture polish, window cleaner and some other items at the Whole Foods Co-Op in Grand Marais on Sunday. They were able …
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More Ham Please
The snow is melting, the ice is thinning and things on the Gunflint Trail are greening up. There’s still time to be a part of the Gunflint Green Up and participate in the Ham Run Half Marathon or 5k …
Quack, Quack
That’s the sound of a duck on our river. We heard it on Sunday and again on Monday. I’m not real sure where it is since there is only a small circle of open water in front of our …
Wolf Ahead
This morning after I took the kids to the bus stop I decided to take a quick walk to the Trail’s End Campground. The campground loop doesn’t get plowed during the winter and I was curious to see if …
Another Fire in the BWCA
We had to paddle and portage to get to where the fire had been reported. When we arrived the smoke was thick and we couldn’t actually see where the fire was. We paddled closer to the far shoreline and …
Employee Housing
Some of you may remember we lost all of our staff cabins during last year’s Ham Lake Fire. We had actually just finished a cabin and a staff member spent one night in it before it was reduced to …
Fire Ban or Burning Ban?
DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK – April 15 Q: As the snow melts in the spring, and during lengthy periods without rainfall, the DNR issues fire restrictions. Is there a difference between a restriction and burning ban? A: Burning …
Pulling My Hair Out
I was pulling my hair out all day today because I couldn’t get my internet to work. It went out sometime after two o’clock yesterday and everything I tried wouldn’t get it working again. This morning I must have …
Burning Bans
As the snow piles melt away so do our opportunities for burning brush piles. We still have good snow cover on the ground but the snow will be gone quickly and the bare ground will once again appear. While burning bans …
Green Ham and Eggs?
I’m not sure if Dr. Suess would approve or not but it’s different than Green Eggs and Ham. This is the Ham Run Half-Marathon and 5k Fun Run going Green. Not in a moldy, old meat kind of way, …