Canoeing
I woke up this morning and the thermometer read 9 degrees. I went out to the vehicle and there was frost on the windshield. I drove to meet the bus and snowbanks lined the road. I got home and looked …
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Smoke in the Air
A plume of smoke could be seen above Gunflint lake from miles away yesterday. As we drove closer and closer we feared the worst as we could tell the plume was directly above Gunflint Pines Resort and Campground. We …
The Trestle
I wonder what it would have been like to travel on a train from Thunder Bay, Canada to Gunflint Lake? Passing by lakes underneath towering pines through a vast wilderness for over 80 miles sounds like a great …
Weather Forecast
By reading the weather forecast one would think it was January or February. The weather predictions just don’t seem possible for April. UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 835 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 …BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR …
Detained at Pigeon River Border
It started out like a normal day… The sun rose, the sky was blue and life was good. What could have been an opportunity to welcome U.S. citizens into Canada quickly turned sour. This is a typical scenario that replays itself …
Something Smells Fishy
Dead fish after ice-out likely result of ‘winterkill’ (April 8, 2008) The retreat of ice from Minnesota’s shorelines may soon leave a grim reminder of winter’s effects around some ponds and lakes. That is according to the Minnesota Department …
Orphans in the Wild
DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK – April 8 Q: Spring is the time when wildlife babies are born. What should people do if they find what appears to be an abandoned wildlife baby, or see a baby bird that fell …
Falling Snow
It’s the same thing every year. Just when you get all of the winter clothes washed and put away the snow comes again. Almost two feet of the white stuff fell at the end of the Gunflint Trail and …
Melting Snow
DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK – April 1 Q: How important are the snowmelt and spring rains to Minnesota’s ground water supply? A: Snowmelt and rainfall during the spring months are the primary sources of replenishment for the ground …
Canada Purchases Ely
BOLD TOURISM SHAKEUP: CANADA TO PURCHASE ELY, MINNESOTA Deal Could be Final by Early 2009 ELY, MINN. — April 1, 2008 — Today it was announced that Canada has made an unprecedented offer, as …