The Root Beer Lady of Knife Lake
It seems difficult to believe that today marks the 25th Anniversary of the death of Dorothy Molter, the Root Beer Lady of Knife Lake. Dorothy was an incredible woman who spent a great deal of her life in the …
More Snow Falling on the Gunflint Trail
If anyone is looking for a white Christmas then you can quit searching. Come on up to Voyageur Canoe Outfitters where the world is white. There’s snow on the ground, in the trees and more falling from the sky …
Our Little Town Makes Big Time News
Disclaimer: This is not a typical Blog, it’s my debriefing of a traumatic event. A horrible event happened in Grand Marais, MN yesterday afternoon. A friend called me to tell me there had been a shooting at the Cook …
Is This Voyageur or Narnia?
It’s a Narnia kind of morning at Voyageur today. Overnight it snowed a thick, sticky snow that has clung to every bush, branch and limb. The snowflakes have gotten a little less sticky and now there are huge flakes …
Minnesotan’s Conservation Efforts
What sort of conservation efforts are you most interested in Conservation Minnesota tackling in 2012? They would like Minnesotans to take a short survey to find out what issues are most important to them. Is it recycling? Clean Water? …
Got Gifts?
If you’re still looking for some Christmas gifts then check out our online Trading Post at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. We’ve got some nice clothes, good books, canoe paddles and you can even purchase a Voyageur Gift Card. Not all …
BEARS! An Exhilerating Dice Game
I recently came across a game while browsing online. It’s a dice game called BEARS and it really intrigued me. I like to buy new things for our store and thought perhaps this would be a welcome addition …
Christmas Tree Hunting in the Superior National Forest
Lucky for me I live in a place where I can harvest my own Christmas Tree. Better yet is the fact I have property with all kinds of trees suitable for Christmas Trees so I don’t even have to …
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Steven Posniak- Man Convicted of Starting Ham Lake Fire
With all of the news this past year regarding the Pagami Creek Fire it seems strange to be talking about the Ham Lake Fire. An article published online on October 28th, 2011 was printed in the Dartmouth November/DecemberAlumni magazine …
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Sharing Your Experience with Voyageur
I love to hear about other people’s experiences in the Boundary Waters or in other wilderness areas. My love of the woods and waters makes any fishing, hiking or wildlife story interesting to me. While it isn’t easy to …