Campfire restrictions have been lifted in the Boundary Waters. Now instead of allowing campfires from 7pm until Midnight you can have a campfire anytime. We’ve received almost four inches of rain in June and we aren’t even one week into …
The Ham Lake Fire that started a month ago today is over and out as they say in radio speak. It will be recorded as history and placed in the memory bank of many people. It has given those …
There sure is alot of traffic at the end of the Gunflint Trail these days. I’m not talking about people in their vehicles but all of the wildlife that is out and about. This morning on the way …
Canoe Tripper’s Self Rating Test (from Canadian Canoe Routes, augmented by Mike McCrea) Physical Swimming 1- Can’t swim 2- Average swimmer 3- Can swim while holding paddle 4- Can swim while towing loaded canoe with bow painter between teeth General …
Mike and I went for our first paddle around the 3rd of May, right before the Ham Lake Fire started. It turned out to be a paddle and a portage and we only went down to the Seagull River …
When people head out into the wilderness you never know how they are going to do. Some people love it no matter what the weather brings or how the fishing is. There are other people who will paddle in …
I don’t claim to know everything about the Gunflint Trail but I thought I knew about all of the buildings along the road. As many times as I drive the Trail you would think I would have noticed …
Update: Campfire Restrictions and Closures on the Superior National Forest Recent and projected precipitation, along with the greening of vegetation, has reduced the potential for a fire to start and spread quickly. Therefore, the Forest Service announces the following …
There aren’t too many things I like better than going for a walk in the woods. There is something so renewing and motivating about hiking a trail, I wish it could be put in a bottle and sprayed on …
The newest craze in water bottles is the SIGG. These bottles are designed and manufactured in Switzerland and are eco-friendly, healthy, safe, stylish, and almost impossible to break. Most people are aware that drinking water from a …