Morning Frost
Brrrrrrr. It has been cold these past few mornings and evenings and this morning I woke up to frost on the windshield of my car! It looks like the forecast is calling for warmer temperatures with nightly lows only into …
Fishing Report
Since the opener the fishing hasn’t been excellent but it has been fairly decent. Anglers have reported catching Lake Trout, Walleye, Northern and Smallmouth Bass. The water temperature is still fairly cold with the cloudy days and rain we have …
Wilderness Treats
If a person knows what they are doing in the woods then they can sometimes find a feast. Right now the fiddlehead ferns are ready to be picked and cooked. They are a little bitter when raw but taste like …
Canadian Fishing Opener
Perhaps even bigger than the Minnesota Fishing Opener on the Gunflint Trail is the Canadian Fishing Opener this weekend. Many resorters are hustling to finish last minute projects before the influx of guests arrive for the busy weekend. Anglers are anxiously …
Joel Labovitz Awards
Mike Prom of Voyageur Canoe Outfitters was one of the 45 nominees for the Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Award. Each year the University of Minnesota Duluth Center for Economic Development holds the awards luncheon to recognize small business owners who have dared …
Moose on the Loose
Driving on the Gunflint Trail you never know what you will see when you come around a corner. This was the case the other morning on my way to town with Josh. I rounded a corner and thought I saw …
Red Paddle Bistro
The Gunflint Trail has a new place to eat. This is good news since there are very few restaurants on the Trail. After much work Gunflint Lodge opened their Red Paddle Bistro in the main lodge. For those of you …
Bike to Work Week
When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride …
Happy Mother’s Day
Here’s wishing all of you moms out there a very Happy Mother’s Day. I hope you all get to spend your day doing what you enjoy most. For those of you who may not have had time to shop for …
Opening Weekend Safety
The fishing opener is finally here and as usual, the weather is questionable. Yesterday was cold and miserable with .50" of snow, .20" of rain, and a high temperature only in the 40’s. Anglers feel compelled to complain about the horrible …