Sometime after noon a fire started in Hungry Jack Lodge. The emergency call was made at 1:22pm. The fire quickly spread through the beautiful log structure destroying years of history that were held inside of its walls. Not just memories …
Yesterday I was able to drink one whole Diet Coke and keep my eyes open to watch two movies. Both of them were very scary and contained gore; Al Gore’s, "An Inconvenient Truth" and Mel Gibson’s "Apocalypto." These …
Yesterday’s Blog Title was "Spring is in the Air" and I wrote about spring, so if today’s title holds true you may not want to continue reading if you have a weak stomache. Up until yesterday I had been …
March 20th marked the first day of spring but you could have fooled me with the temperature. It didn’t look like spring on my thermometer when I woke up since it read only 6 degrees. It didn’t feel like spring when …
Something to share with you on Easter Day or any day… I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire …
DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK – March 18 Q: One of the sure signs of spring is when tree sap begins to run and the tradition of maple syrup-making begins. What determines when and how tree sap runs and …
I wasn’t ever around to see what the Seagull River looked like on fishing openers of the past. Since I’ve been on the Gunflint Trail the river has been closed to fishing for the walleye spawn until the end of the month to …
Winter is almost over and I survived without an automatic car starter this year. The past two winters I have started my car from the comfort of my house so I could get into a warm and cozy car. …
This is the time of year where I seem to make lists upon lists of things to do before the season. I never really want the snow to go but I really want the open water again. I love …
I’m not Irish nor did I do any celebrating of St. Patrick’s Day yesterday. I wish I would have been in Milwaukee for the only parade I know of where people throw beef sticks and pickles at you during …