"Screaming children, honking traffic, the construction site next door — being constantly assaulted by the high-decibel sounds of modern-day life can make stress levels soar and heart health plummet." Thank goodness I only have to deal with the screaming children …
I am happy to announce my new product to my near and dear blog readers. About a year ago I had the idea to make a pink paddle. With the help and support of my husband, friends, staff, and Mike …
I spent the weekend at the 17th Annual Cook County Emergency Services Conference in Grand Marais. Both Mike and I are First Responders and along with Don, our Outfitting Manager, are members of the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. Living …
It is so nice to wake up to the sounds of birds singing outside of my window. One of my favorite birds to listen to is the white throated sparrow. Its’ call has been said to sound like, "Oh sweet …
We have a resident moose on Sag Lake Trail who likes to greet Abby and I every morning as we drive out to the bus stop. She looks like last year’s calf because she is quite small in size. Since …
The pussy willows have popped, the rhubarb is coming up and the mosquitos have even made their first appearance in the northwoods. Along with the mosquitos are the Crane Flies which are often confused with mosquitos. Crane flies spend their …
It’s that time of the year when we head down to the Trail’s End Campground to watch the Walleyes spawn. They swim up the Seagull River all of the way to the falls where the females lay their eggs and …
THEY’RE BACK! The Spring Peepers are out of hibernation and back to work peeping in the swamps and singing their chorus on warm spring nights. The great chorus of peeping is generated by male Spring Peepers which are only about the …
We had a great day fishing on Saganaga Lake on Sunday. Mike put the boat in and got all of the fishing gear out of storage from the winter and away we went. The sun was shining and there was …
Mother Nature answered my question about what April hail brings. Today it brought us snow! After a wonderfully warm day yesterday it cooled off enough for it to snow periodically throughout the day. I am sure the only reason it …