Voyageur Sash
I’ve seen plenty of pictures of Voyageurs with their sashes but I have never paid particular attention to them. We received a beautiful one from our Voyageur’s Hudson Bay Expedition Crew and it hangs in the lodge at Voyageur Canoe …
Fishing Opener Outside the BWCA
It’s a weekend many people have been waiting for- it’s the Fishing Opener this Saturday, January 16th. That’s the good news. The bad news is the temperature is most likely not going to get up to 0 degrees. It’s going …
Ghost Ship Near Grand Marais
We don’t often get to see ore boats close to shore in Grand Marais, Minnesota so it’s a special treat when we do. This was the case the other day as we were driving on Highway 61. The fog on …
Why Do You Return to the Wilderness?
The Quetico Superior Foundation asked this question in a recent newsletter. Among the people who gave an answer was Adam Maxwell. You may remember him as one of our Voyageur Crew members who went on to paddle to Hudson Bay …
Two Degrees, Big Deal or Not?
When it comes to playing in the great outdoors during a Minnesota winter does a 2 degree temperature change make a big difference? I certainly don’t think it is a big deal and I probably couldn’t notice the difference. But …
Gunflint Mail Run Winners
The mushers participating in this year’s Gunflint Mail Run Sled Dog Race had some brutally cold temperatures to deal with. Mushers are some of the toughest people I know but they don’t handle the cold as well as their four-legged …
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Now this is what a Minnesota day in January is supposed to feel like. A high temperature of 0 degrees and a low temperature of -17 degrees last night. The next couple of days look just as cold if not …
Top 10 Reasons to Rent a Canoe
I started reading an article online about saving money at the pump when transporting a canoe. It was an older article when gas was a bit more expensive but it said when a vehicle has a car on it the …
Lake Superior Rises
It is a very unusual winter for the northland and Lake Superior. The water level in the big lake usually drops during the winter but this past December the water level rose. It only rose 1/2″ but that is quite …
Gunflint Mail Run
The Gunflint Mail Run is coming up this weekend on the Gunflint Trail. It’s a great sled dog race that is comprised of two legs of equal distance with a layover in between. The 12-dog race is 110 miles long …