A Superior Kind of Day
Yesterday was a long day but it was one of the more superior ones I have had in awhile. Yes, the weather was gorgeous, yes I was in good company but it was much more than that. The day began …
Bears in the Burbs, BWCA and Beyond
There’s lots of talk about bears recently. This is the time of the year when the black beauties are most hungry and tend to frequent places they might find an easy meal. One of these such places is Voyageur Canoe …
What Kind of BWCA Bird is That?
You mean the bird that goes, “insert my best whistling here.” “It’s the White Throated Sparrow.” According to the Cornell Institute it’s song is, “A pretty, thin whistle that sounds like Oh-sweet-canada-canada or Old-Sam-Peabody-Peabody. The whistles are even but typically …
On the Bright Side
It’s been raining pretty much steady on the Gunflint Trail since yesterday and the temperature is in the 50’s. It’s a big change from last weekend when it was in the 80’s and sunny. I can’t say I enjoy two …
New Activity for the Gunflint Canoe Races?
I think this would be tons of fun to add to the Gunflint Canoe Races. It would probably be a great way to end the evening since all throughout the races people push off of each other’s canoes in an …
Driving on the Gunflint Trail
The maximum speed limit on the Gunflint Trail is 50 miles per hour and there are places posted where it’s even slower. Be sure to keep this in mind if you are coming to Voyageur this summer as we’d hate …
A Funny Thing Happened
We’ve been having troubles with a refrigerator throughout the year. By trouble I mean the refrigerator portion decides not to keep things cool any longer and all of the food in it spoils. You would think after the second, third …
Heart of the Continent
That’s us, we’re in the Heart of the Continent and National Geographic is featuring our area. You can nominate places to be included on the travel page or support the places we have nominated. It’s very easy to do, just …
Water is Our Greatest Attraction
With a place name like the “Boundary Waters” people know water must be very important to us. Even though we sometimes complain about our water being frozen too many months out of the year we know how lucky we are …
Quetico Park Canoe Trip
Our favorite ranger isn’t up at the Cache Bay Ranger Station but Janice will be coming for another season. We look forward to her return because it doesn’t quite feel like the season has started without her there. She is …