What’s Up With the Pagami Creek Fire
The good news is the Pagami Creek Fire is pretty much out of the news. It is currently 61% contained and is expected to be 100% contained by Saturday. The size of the fire has decreased in size from …
Digging the Boundary Waters
We know canoe campers love the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness but did you know archeologists dig it too? They’ve been digging it for awhile and finding interesting evidence of Paleo-Indians from over 11,000 years ago. This evidence would rewrite the history of Minnesota since …
Is It Friday Yet?
I’m not sure where the weekend went or the month of September for that matter. Someone needs to slow down the clock because I can’t keep up with it! It was a beautiful weekend with temperatures in the …
Maybe More Moose In the Boundary Waters
What is up with the saying, "I hate to say I told you so…" I personally don’t mind saying, "I told you so." In fact some times when I read articles I think the writers have either read my mind …
Pagami Creek Fire Photos
There are lots of photos from the Pagami Creek Fire circulating on the world wide web. Luckily I can say I didn’t take any of them! This time the fire was far from the Gunflint Trail and I didn’t …
Science of Leaves Changing Color in the Fall
Here’s a great explanation from the Minnesota DNR about what happens to the leaves in the fall. In fall, trees undergo changes that help them survive winter. Deciduous Trees— The cool nights and shorter days of autumn signal deciduous trees …
Boundary Waters Video to Share
I found this video I thought I would share. It makes it look like a Boundary Waters Canoe camping trip is a ton of fun. Boundary Waters 2011 from Carl Martin on Vimeo.
Welcome Rain Douses Pagami Creek Fire
Rain on Sunday and Tuesday helped firefighters contain a portion of the Pagami Creek Fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Overhead crews dumped water while firefighters worked on the ground to secure a perimeter around the fire. …
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Getting Bigger
While the size of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness isn’t growing the area you can now paddle in is. That’s great news for canoe enthusiasts who have trips or who are planning trips into the BWCA this week. …
Entry Points Open in the Boundary Waters
Thankfully we’ve got plenty of entry points into the BWCA open to choose from in spite of the Pagami Fire. We’re hoping they’ll open up more of them after yesterday’s 1/2" to 1" of rain but until then there …