Tony and Hannah spent New Year’s Eve Day snowshoeing in the Boundary Waters. They drove down the Gunflint Trail to Hungry Jack Road and the Duncan Lake canoe access. Then they snowshoed across the lake to Stairway Portage to check …
It would have been really nice wintery weather if the temperature had been colder. Instead we saw huge flakes fall to the ground and melt quickly after. Some wet and very heavy snow stuck around but not very much. We …
Christmas is just around the corner and trees and greens are a topic of conversation around our house. A little searching on the internet will bring up a lot of information about Christmas Trees and the traditions surrounding them. Most …
It’s just another one of Lake Superior’s unique attributes. It’s ever changing beauty intrigues all who see it. I haven’t seen any steam devils yet this winter but I’m keeping my eyes open in hopes of spotting some. Question of …
While in Two Harbors, Minnesota on Saturday for a hockey tournament we had a chance to walk around their harbor. While it certainly isn’t as beautiful as the Grand Marais Harbor it does have it’s own charm. On Saturday it …
It’s around this time of the year we start seeing Christmas trees on top of vehicles heading south. Many people come to our neck of the woods to select their trees and not from the lot at the Holiday Station …
We haven’t been getting snow dumped on us and it’s kind of disappointing. Lutsen, the downhill ski hill in our area, is open but had to make most of their snow. I’m sure they would appreciate four feet of the …
I know I have blogged about lake turnover before and how the process happens but thought I would share this from the Minnesota DNR. Q: How can I tell when a lake has turned over in the fall, and do …
This year there are several Super Moons according to the unscientific type. I probably know more about the Blue Man Group or Blue Moon Beer than I do a Supermoon but I know I will be watching the real moon …
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If I had awakened from a coma today and someone asked me to guess what day it was I would have never guessed it was the first of July. The sun was hidden behind the clouds for the majority of …