Bittersweet More Sweet than Bitter
It’s bittersweet. I’m not sure I even know what that means to tell you the truth. But I do know that today would have been the 9th Annual Mush for a Cure Dogsledding FUNdraiser on the Gunflint Trail if I …
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Dog Days of Winter on the Gunflint Trail
The Mush for a Cure may not be happening this weekend on the Gunflint Trail but there is still going to be dog mushing enthusiasts participating in some end of the season winter fun. Trail Center Lodge is hosting the …
Grand Marais Wins Coolest Small Town
Congratulations Grand Marais, Minnesota! Grand Marais was named Budget Travel’s Coolest Small Town of the Year! The town is invited to celebrate between 4pm and 6pm at Voyageur Brewing Company! We’re super excited about the win and the fact they …
Making the North Shore Even More Beautiful
It looks like the US Forest Service is going to make our beautiful North Shore of Lake Superior even more beautiful with their newest project. Read their press release for details. Natural Resource Conservation Service and Forest Service Team …
Mosquitos in March?
There’s one good thing about living in the frozen tundra of the North Country, we don’t get mosquitos until May! Some places in the south get mosquitos as early as March. Planning to travel around the United States? Check out …
Oh the Places We Will Go
And the things we will do. Sunday we left Grand Marais at 5:00am so we could get Abby to Duluth by 7:30am for her volleyball tournament. We didn’t end up leaving the school until almost 7:00pm! It’s amazing the things …
Cold Days, Colder Nights
It’s been a chilly February so far with many nights down into the negative double digits. We’ve had -28, -30, -34 and that is without windchill. The days have warmed up into the low double digits some days but at …
Summer Thoughts
Sometimes you have to think about summer just to get the chill out of your bones. We’ve had sunshine the past few days but it is nothing compared to the warmth of the summer sun. As the sun rises earlier …
Snow Sculpture for the BWCA
I absolutely love this snow sculpture!
Visit the Ice Caves?
Remember the craze over last year’s ice caves near the Apostle Islands? I do because I really wanted to visit them. The day I planned to visit them was super cold and windy and I ended up not making the …