Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas
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Category: News
Ice Fishing in the BWCA
Ice fishing season in the Boundary Waters is just around the corner. We’ve had years where we have had to fish through the ice on the Minnesota open water fishing opener but I can’t say I can remember a time …
Safe Travels for the Holidays
If you are traveling this holiday season then be sure to travel safely. Here are some tips to travel green! Winter driving from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Winter driving- Frigid temperatures, icy roads, and blowing snow can be hard …
Lake Superior News
There always seems to be news about Lake Superior. I guess that is what happens when you have such a big and “great” lake in your backyard. Remember the ship that had been detained in Duluth? It was finally able …
Very Little Daylight
This time of the year always causes confusion in my mind. It is more difficult to get out of bed in the morning and I’m ready to go to bed at 6pm. The lack of daylight hours causes lethargy in …
Feels & Looks Like Winter
The temperature has dropped, the ground is covered in snow and it finally looks like winter outside. Last night the temperature dipped down into a single digit at the end of the Gunflint Trail. I believe that was the first …
We’ll Have a White Christmas!
We’ve got snow!
Snow is Falling
How much will we get? Hopefully enough that it will stick around for a white Christmas. Northern Cook / Northern Lake, Southern Cook / North Shore, Cook County Winter Storm Warning issued December 16 at 3:36AM CST until December 16 …
Snow and Salt
Here’s what the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has to say about the salt we use when it snows. For the sake of our lakes, keep your pavement on a low-salt dietSt. Paul, Minn. – As Minnesota begins to deal with …
Rigged- Jerry, Jury or?
I used the term “Jerry Rigged” the other day when describing my window coverings in our lodge house. Like most carpenter’s homes our part of the lodge is still “unfinished” in the sense of final touches. Our bedroom flooring is …