Water Levels
WOW. That’s all a person can say when they look at how much the water has come up during this month. The Gunflint Trail has received anywhere from 15-20 inches of rainfall since the beginning of September. We normally …
What do you look like?
Some people look like their parents, others look like their pets and there are some who begin to look like their spouse after years of marriage. In the case of our recent guests they not only have the look …
Prescribed Burns 2007
I have too many meetings and too little time so I didn’t attend last week’s meeting the US Forest Service had about the Prescribed Burns they hope to accomplish yet this year. While I’m happy for all of the …
Water Everywhere
It was wonderful to listen to the sound of rain falling on our rooftop all night long. I had a sound sleep and didn’t even have one nightmare about forest fires. I must have been sleeping really good because …
Rocks for Sale
Like father like son, and daughter in this case I guess. Abby and Josh take after their father when it comes to being entrepreneurs. In the summer they like to do the "normal" kid’s thing to make money, a …
Stinky is Back!
I should have knocked on wood yesterday when someone asked if Stinky had been around lately. I smugly said, "Nope, we haven’t seen him since bear hunting opened and I don’t expect to see him again." KNOCK ON …
Why Is It?
Isn’t it funny how it always seems to be a nice day on your last day of vacation? After days of wind, sleet and rain the sun is finally shining brightly and the air is warm. I imagine if …
Sea Kayak Symposium
Yesterday was another very windy day in the wilderness. Saganaga was rolling and showing off as best as she could those white caps of hers. She even capsized a few canoes when she took advantage of the strong wind …
Snow’s A Flying
Yep, you read it right, this morning we are having snow flurries. Of course it isn’t accumulating or even lasting once it hits the ground, but there are white flakes falling from the sky. Not a welcome sight for …
Kids in the Woods
OK, so they probably technically aren’t kids anymore but they are still kids to me. And they were definitely in the woods and have spent more time in the woods than anybody I know. Ingela and Leif grew …