National Public Lands Day
What are you doing today to celebrate National Public Lands Day? There are events all over the United States planned for this special day but you don’t have to participate in one of those planned events to enjoy the …
Sunshine in Our Forecast
While much of Minnesota is saturated and expecting more rain the Gunflint Trail expects sunshine this weekend. Forecast calls for temperatures in the mid to high 50’s and plenty of el sol. It is a perfect weekend to come …
Equal or Not?
As I was driving the kids to the bus stop this morning I remembered yesterday was the Fall Equinox. I asked them if they knew what it meant and after saying, "NO" in unison I proceeded to dig deeper …
JAKPAK
It’s the neatest invention I’ve seen in the outdoor industry since hammocks with shelters. The JAKPAK is a waterproof jacket, a sleeping bag and a tent all in one. When we first saw these Chelsea thought they were so cool …
Switching Modes
It’s such a strange time of the year trying to make the transition from full time canoe outfitter to part-time canoe outfitter part-time friend, mom, community member or normal person should I say? Most of the summer we’re in …
Go Take a Hike
I long for someone to tell me to go take a hike. I guess no one does because they know I will indeed take a hike and for me, the longer the hike the better it is. But just like …
Grand Portage State Park
If you find yourself with extra time in Northeastern Minnesota then head up to Grand Portage. It’s a gorgeous drive up the shore of Lake Superior and there is lots to do in the area especially on September 25th, 2010. …
Woah, Look at all the Wildlife
There’s always something exciting happening in our neck of the woods it seems. Thursday night it was seeing a bull moose with a nice rack along with a cow. I hadn’t seen a bull in quite some time so it …
Quetico Park’s “plan”
The Quetico Park is looking for comments regarding their "plan" for the Provincial Park. Much of the plan centers around the Dawson Trail Campground and surrounding area which doesn’t affect us at the southeastern entry point into Quetico. There is however …
What Not To Do in the Boundary Waters
I’m not sure what the goal of this video was. I can’t imagine any reason to do what these folks did. Most canoes that go down a falls either get holes in them or get wedged in the rocks …