This isn’t about packing for a canoe trip but packing items that are shipped out across the world. With the internet making mail orders so much more common these days packing materials are increasing as well. I personally can’t stand …
The Boundary Waters Lottery for permits ended on January 15, 2008. The Reservation Service will process the permits that were requested over the 17-18th and notify those who submitted applications via mail or fax. If an online application was filled out …
The 25th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is right around the corner again. Last year’s running was cancelled due to the lack of snow, I don’t think that will be a problem this year. The race …
Yippeee, it’s a snow day and that means there is no school for the kids today. It would have been nice to know that before I was up and had them both in the shower, but hey, I can’t …
The North Shore of Minnesota has been blessed this Sunday morning with not only a fresh coat but also an entire closet filled with coats. As residents dig their vehicles out of snowbanks the flakes still fall lightly …
There’s nothing better than a fresh coat of snow on the ground. The Gunflint Trail received a new coat of snow yesterday in depths ranging from 2-4 inches. It makes everything more beautiful and all forms of winter recreation …
Every day a new catalog appears in my mailbox. Some days I get two of the very same catalog. I look through them and dream about what I would look like in that fancy ski jacket or how great it would be to …
The kids have been out playing in the snow the past couple of days. They moved snow, piled it up, dug in it and made a quinzee out of it. The past two nights they have slept outside across the …
I’m not sure how many of you remember reading about what happened in Basswood Lake near Ely last summer. Two groups of people in motor boats terrorized people camping in the wilderness. To me it seemed right out of the …
I took a peek at the forecast because I haven’t liked our recent weather. The weekend was way too warm and we haven’t had a significant amount of snowfall in what seems like forever. I found that something was …