I Heard It
The first call of the loon this season came on Thursday, April 24th. I was quite surprised to see a loon on the river when there was just barely enough open water for a landing strip. I stood on the …
Fishing in the Quetico Park
The Quetico Park adapted new fishing regulations that came into effect in January 2008. The original plan was to ban lead tackle, barbed hooks and live bait but they decided against banning lead. Barbed hooks may be present …
A Different Canoe Trip
Amy Voytilla and the Wilderness Classroom is back in South America paddling the Amazon River. They are on the second leg of their over 3000 mile Trans-Amazon Expedition. They started their journey last year and will be paddling from …
Prescribed Burns on the Gunflint Trail
There was a time when prescribed burning scared me, but not anymore. I look forward to the USFS prescribed burns on the Gunflint Trail because I know they will be what is best for the forest and for the …
Every Day is Earth Day
Abby is a Girl Scout and for Earth Day her troop made eco-friendly cleaners. They sold lemon oil furniture polish, window cleaner and some other items at the Whole Foods Co-Op in Grand Marais on Sunday. They were able …
More Ham Please
The snow is melting, the ice is thinning and things on the Gunflint Trail are greening up. There’s still time to be a part of the Gunflint Green Up and participate in the Ham Run Half Marathon or 5k …
Quack, Quack
That’s the sound of a duck on our river. We heard it on Sunday and again on Monday. I’m not real sure where it is since there is only a small circle of open water in front of our …
Wolf Ahead
This morning after I took the kids to the bus stop I decided to take a quick walk to the Trail’s End Campground. The campground loop doesn’t get plowed during the winter and I was curious to see if …
Another Fire in the BWCA
We had to paddle and portage to get to where the fire had been reported. When we arrived the smoke was thick and we couldn’t actually see where the fire was. We paddled closer to the far shoreline and …
Employee Housing
Some of you may remember we lost all of our staff cabins during last year’s Ham Lake Fire. We had actually just finished a cabin and a staff member spent one night in it before it was reduced to …