Good News, Bad News
Well, the good news is Saturday night we received .42 inches of rain at the Seagull Guard Station. Rain wasn’t even in the forecast so it was a pleasant surprise to wake up and see a wet deck. The …
Famous Fire People
The Gunflint Trail is in the news once again because of fire; thank goodness it isn’t a new fire they’re talking about. Scientists, professors and even the common folk are interested in the effects of fires in the Boundary Waters. Last …
Labor Day Weekend
The forecast calls for a beautiful weekend on the Gunflint Trail. We’re happy to have some of our summer staff back for a visit this weekend and even happier for the OK to use charcoal grills this weekend. Submitted …
The Leaves, They are a Changing
It seems a little early for the trees to be changing their colors and it is. The maple trees are a brilliant shade of red and a number of the birch and aspen have begun their transformation as well. …
It’s Out There
It’s in the air and I can smell it; the scent of fall. I hadn’t noticed it until this morning when I stepped outside and a breeze blew in that unmistakable smell. The changing color of the leaves, the …
Garbage
I’m not sure how many of you realize how lucky you are to have curbside garbage pick up. I’m sure if I lived in a city then I would take it for granted too; I’d maybe even grumble about …
Two Moons on August 27, 2007
Have you seen this e-mail recently? FW: Two moons MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS ** Two moon on 27 August *** 27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for…………. Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky …
Busy as Sue
This seems to be the new saying around Voyageur, not busy as a bee or busy as a beaver, but busy as Sue. Everyone must know I have a difficult time saying "No" so when things need to get …
Buster
Wednesday night I received a phone call from a neighbor who has a cabin on Gull Lake. He was asking if I knew of anyone missing a dog because one was swimming across Gull Lake to another island. I hadn’t …