Freezing Fish
One nice thing about ice fishing is most of the time the fish freezes immediately upon removing it from the hole. There’s no need to bring along a cooler of ice to keep it cold. In the summer a person …
When One Can’t Paddle One Dreams
I guess it’s what you do when you live in a place where places to paddle are frozen half of the year, you dream about paddling. Cold winter nights are spent around a fire in the wood stove exploring places …
Another Week of Winter
The temperature on Saturday night got down to -18 degrees and the forecast for the next week still looks like winter. It’s not predicted to be as cold but it’s not supposed to get above freezing either. The good news …
Winter in Grand Marais
The ice caves at the Apostle Islands received a ton of press and visitors this winter. I didn’t make it out to see them but I did see lots of beautiful photos of them. Luckily our shoreline of Lake Superior …
Kayaking in Mexico
The 2nd episode of the Red Bull Series First Descent is out. It doesn’t contain as much whitewater paddling as the first one but it is still entertaining. What a fun adventure they are having. When I think about paddling …
Mother Nature Needs a Hearing Aid
Yesterday was the first day of spring and today the kids are getting out of school early because of a snowstorm. I don’t think Mother Nature heard the news yesterday, maybe someone can try sending her a text to let …
Happy Spring!
It’s the first day of Spring but it doesn’t really look like it outside. Have no fear, spring will be here sooner or later and when it does, so will the smells of spring. Enjoy the day.
No Big Snow
The kids were disappointed we didn’t receive the big snowstorm the forecasters were predicting. They were looking forward to another day off from school or at least a late start or an early release. Most people were excited we didn’t …
Sagnaga Lake Speaks
This is a great article about our neighbor up on the Canadian side of Saganaga Lake. On remote island, Northland man has lived a life beyond the grid By Sam Cook on Mar 16, 2014 at 12:00 a.m. SAGANAGA LAKE, …
National Wildlife Week
I bet a number of you will help celebrate the beginning of National Wildlife Week today. Even if you are only going out to toast the Leprechauns you can give a quick cheer to wildlife too. Happy St. Patrick’s Day …