One of my favorite day trips into the Boundary Waters is to the Seagull Lake palisades. It’s a fairly quick paddle to the palisades from the Trail’s End Campground.There are a few different routes you can paddle depending upon what …
I read an article today that brought up thoughts and feelings of not only my own but I’m sure of millions of others who have attempted to save someone’s life and have been unsuccessful. While police officers, firefighters, first responders, …
There are some gorgeous sunsets in the canoe country. These sunsets can sometimes be made even more beautiful with the help of a hazy sky due to distant forest fires. This was the case on Saganaga a week …
I’m usually in a hurry to get to town when I’m driving from the end of the Gunflint Trail to Grand Marais. The other day I had a few extra minutes so I decided to stop and take a hike. …
Hiking on the Gunflint Trail- Northern Light Trail Read more »
The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. We’ve had a couple of nights this past week that have dropped down to 30 degrees! The highs are still up into the high 60’s and 70’s during the …
On a recent canoe camping trip in the Boundary Waters my friend lifted up our tent ground cloth and discovered a worm beneath it. I shouted, “Quick, grab it and kill it!” I’d like to say I’m not a regular …
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Torn- Chapter 5 I love to swim. When we’re on canoe camping trips in the Boundary Waters or Quetico Park I’ll sometimes swim three or four times a day. I am not talking about just taking a dip to cool …
We’ve seen alot of ruffed grouse on the Gunflint Trail this year and we aren’t the only ones! MN DNR Ruffed grouse counts up Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were up 57 percent statewide this year compared to last …
We’re number one on the Bortle Scale! What does that mean? Read about it here or check out this video to find out. KBJR 6 Your Weather Authority: News, Weather & Sports
Torn- Chapter 4? What about the awful smell this summer in Grand Marais? I know it isn’t good for tourism to complain about how bad it smells in town sometimes but it’s just another thing that makes me want to …