Rocks for Sale
Like father like son, and daughter in this case I guess. Abby and Josh take after their father when it comes to being entrepreneurs. In the summer they like to do the "normal" kid’s thing to make money, a …
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Stinky is Back!
I should have knocked on wood yesterday when someone asked if Stinky had been around lately. I smugly said, "Nope, we haven’t seen him since bear hunting opened and I don’t expect to see him again." KNOCK ON …
Why Is It?
Isn’t it funny how it always seems to be a nice day on your last day of vacation? After days of wind, sleet and rain the sun is finally shining brightly and the air is warm. I imagine if …
Sea Kayak Symposium
Yesterday was another very windy day in the wilderness. Saganaga was rolling and showing off as best as she could those white caps of hers. She even capsized a few canoes when she took advantage of the strong wind …
Snow’s A Flying
Yep, you read it right, this morning we are having snow flurries. Of course it isn’t accumulating or even lasting once it hits the ground, but there are white flakes falling from the sky. Not a welcome sight for …
Kids in the Woods
OK, so they probably technically aren’t kids anymore but they are still kids to me. And they were definitely in the woods and have spent more time in the woods than anybody I know. Ingela and Leif grew …
A Better Day
The temperature didn’t get as cold as they predicted last night. Our low at the end of the Gunflint Trail was around 36 degrees and the morning was gorgeous. The sun was just peeking out behind some clouds as …
Freezing
The forecast is calling for freezing temperatures this evening. Not just a little frost but predictions of twenty degree weather that would cool things off quickly. The water temperature is still very warm so a cold front like that …
Oh Where Oh Where…
First there was Buster then there was Lucy, two little dogs gone from the end of the Gunflint Trail. Thankfully there was a happy ending for Buster and for Lucy, a 10 year old English Setter. Lucy was staying …
Even After…
The nightmares of fire still come even after mid-Trail recieved 9.6 inches of rain on the 6th of September. A neighbor phoned yesterday morning to tell us she saw a puff of smoke and alerted the USFS of possible fire. …