Happy Birthday Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts are celebrating their 95th birthday today. Juliette Gordon Low met with 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia to form the first Girl Scout Troop in the United States in 1912. The organization is now more than 10 …
“Hike” to Work
I signed up to receive a daily e-mail from "Ideal Bite, A sassier shade of green." Some of the tips about living green are useful while others, well let’s just say there are "others." Take for instance Friday’s email …
Daylight Saving Time
"An extra yawn one morning in the springtime, an extra snooze one night in the autumn is all that we ask in return for dazzling gifts. We borrow an hour one night in April; we pay it back with golden …
Warm Weekend Weather
The forecast for this weekend is looking quite warm. I’m actually hoping it doesn’t get as warm as they are predicting because I don’t want us to lose any of our precious snow! We waited too long for this …
Wenonah’s Barge
I have a confession to make and I’ve been avoiding making a public statement about it because of my daughter. You see, there is this old stereotype about girls not being good at math and science and I don’t …
Wenonah’s Newest Canoe
If you like everything about the Minnesota III by Wenonah except you thought the canoe was a little bit too narrow then be sure to check out the Seneca. The Seneca is the newest edition to Wenonah’s Fleet of Expedition Canoes. …
Canoecopia 2007
Paddling enthusiasts won’t want to miss Canoecopia 2007 in Madison, Wisconsin. Rutabaga hosts this amazing show at the Alliant Energy Center March 9-11th. This is the world’s largest paddlesport exposition and is truly a one-of-a-kind event. There are a …
Thank Goodness It’s Monday
Winter Tracks 2007 is officially over; thank goodness. We had so much fun enjoying the winter splendor and all of the activities on the Gunflint Trail this weekend but now we’re completely exhausted. Guests on the Trail reported having tons …
Winter in the Quetico Park
Have you always wondered what the Quetico Park would look like in the winter? Then come and find out for yourself at their 6th annual Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on Saturday, March 17th. Cache Bay Ranger, Janice Matichuk and her …
A Real Snow Day for Winter Tracks
The kids had a snow day yesterday so that meant no school and extra time to enjoy the Winter Track Festival’s Activities. While the rest of the state of Minnesota was busy digging out we probably only had 3-6 …