Merry Christmas!
If you would like to read our Christmas letter online or check out some family photos then you can head to our website. Here’s wishing you all a very, Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. May your day be filled …
Remote Area Border Crossing Permit
A new change this year will no longer allow people to obtain their RABC Permits in person at the Pigeon River Border Crossing. The Immigration office has informed us that all permits must be applied for through the mail. This …
Quetico Park Trips
Just a reminder to those of you who plan to paddle the Quetico Park this summer. Permits can be reserved five months in advance of the start date of your trip. That means right now we can reserve permits for …
Snowshoe Hare
I was pleasantly surprised to catch a glimpse of a snowshoe hare bounding in front of my car the other morning. We usually don’t get to see them since they are quite solitary animals that prefer to travel at dusk …
Winter Solstice
Happy Winter Solstice! I am thankful that after today the days will start to get longer and the nights shorter. The sun doesn’t rise in our neck of the woods until around 7:47 AM and it sets at 4:10 PM, …
Boreal Birds
The Gunflint Trail is a great place for bird watching. We started feeding the winter birds as soon as the snow began to fly. We have to fill our sunflower seed feeder almost daily to keep up with the large …
Winter Survival Kit
It is that time of the year when people should be prepared for a winter emergency. The temperatures are getting colder and many people will be traveling during the holidays. Most people travel where there is quite a bit of …
Cross-Country Skiing on the Gunflint Trail
It was a beautiful day to go cross-country skiing. Ok, it was a little bit cold, around 9 degrees, but it was still wonderful. The trees were coated with snow and when the wind blew, flakes fluttered down to the …
Snow on the Gunflint Trail
Let the winter fun begin. All along the Trail and shore of Lake Superior snow was dumped in large quantities. Enough snow fell to delight snowmobilers as well as cross-country skiiers. I am extremely happy our local resorts have groomed …
Lutsen Mountain Skiing
Yesterday was not only Abby’s first official snow day, but also Josh’s first time downhill skiing. We took advantage of the day off and drove down the Trail to Grand Marais and then another 20 minutes to Lutsen Mountain on …