Moose Hunt Results
We are grateful the DNR made a few adjustments for the 2007 moose hunt. This year hunters were only able to take bulls and could no longer take cows. There were also some small changes in the number of moose allowed …
Category: News
Let the Games Begin
You’ve heard of the game, "Cat and Mouse" but what you haven’t heard of is "Sue and Mice." This game has officially started and so far there has been no scoring. I asked Mike to pick up ten sticky …
Where’s the Beach?
I’ve been meaning to get out and take some pictures of just how high the water has gotten this month. This morning I finally got around to doing it. I drove around to a few of the entry points …
Of Mice and Me
Fall is a great time of the year and I like most everything about it. One thing about fall I am not real fond of are mice trying to invade spaces occupied by humans just because it’s getting a …
Hanging in There
I had a revelation the other day… I was having a pity party thinking, "Why me? Poor me." Then someone said to me something along the line of, "How do you know you haven’t been really lucky or …
MRSA on the Trail
We get the local newspaper each week and that’s about all of the news we see at the end of the Trail. We cancelled our satellite television last year and we rarely look at the news on the internet, …
BWCA Permit Reservations
One thing nice about the Gunflint Trail entry points into the Boundary Waters is they usually don’t get gobbled up as soon as the lottery opens. Some of our guests don’t even realize there is a lottery for permits since …
Breaking Records
Of course this is about the weather, again! Mother Nature is out doing herself this year by breaking some ten year records for rainfall. We still have eleven more days in October and we’re over an inch above the …
Northwoods Company
Some people think we must get so lonely up at the end of the Gunflint Trail. The truth is there is rarely a dull moment and there are many visitors to keep us entertained. A cabin owner a few …
Looking for a Hand Out?
It’s that time of year when many creatures of the northwoods are looking for a hand out. Thankfully Stinky hasn’t been around looking in our yard but my neighbor has reported a few special visitors to his. Our …