Get Out!
I wish everyone could visit the Gunflint Trail in the winter. It is so beautiful up here that once you’re here you will have a difficult time leaving. There are so many things to do and even when you …
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Winter Break
I almost forgot how much fun winter break was as a child. I remember the days of digging in snowbanks until my fingers were frozen solid and still not wanting to go inside. My kids have been doing a …
Reduce Your Margins
The presents are unwrapped and now wrapping paper fills garbage bags everywhere. Well, hopefully not everywhere. I’m hoping some people used cloth to wrap gifts or re-usable bags but even if you did you can always save more paper and reduce waste by …
From our house to yours…
May the spirit of Christmas remain with you long after the last presents are opened. May you be surrounded by peace, joy and love even when no eggnog remains. May you be moved by the spirit of giving throughout …
Merry Christmas
May Santa bring you all you want this Holiday Season and throughout the New Year.
Take a Kid Ice Fishing
Every summer there is the opportunity to take a kid fishing weekend where people are encouraged to introduce children to the sport of fishing. Now there’s a Take a Kid Ice Fishing weekend in Minnesota. During the last …
Winter Solstice
The return of the sun hath begun! Yesterday was the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, and I for one am glad it is over. From now on the hours of daylight will just get longer and …
Going to the Birds
The annual Christmas Bird Count was last Saturday in and around Grand Marais and thanks to Jeremy Ridlbauer we have the results and some interesting information. While Audubon’s National CBC effort began Christmas Day 1900, the first known Minnesota …
Got Fish?
Most of the ice on the lakes of the Gunflint Trail is thick enough to walk on and that’s good news for ice anglers. People have been out on the lakes fishing and are even reporting catching some. …
Outfitting Resident
This winter we have a guest living in our outfitting building. The building isn’t insulated, there’s no heat or running water but it doesn’t seem to matter. I’m not sure when our guest arrived but I’m hoping he/she will …