Living Greener in 2017
Minnesota Pollution Control What’s the big idea? In resolutions and sustainable consumption, keep the big idea in mind but go after it one step at a time. Did you make a resolution for the New Year? Was it to buy …
Politics and a Big Vote
I’m sure you’re all sick of hearing about politics and the results of voting. It shouldn’t be surprising some people just can’t get over the winner of the latest contest. The Gray Jay/Whisky Jack/Canadian Jay/Camp Robber will most likely become …
Time on the Ice on the Gunflint Trail
Sam Cook is an outdoor writer from Duluth, Minnesota who loves to spend time in the outdoors. He recently wrote an article about the lake trout opener for lakes outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. He spoke to numerous …
The Rootbeer Lady
I sometimes forget snowmobiles were once allowed in the Boundary Waters or should I say the area that is now the BWCA? I came across an article about the Rootbeer Lady of Knife Lake and it talked about how a …
Wildlife Web Cameras
As readers of my blog you know I love our Minnesota DNR Eagle Webcam. I learned about a few other wildlife web cameras out there. There’s a Bison webcam in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois. The movement of …
Looking Through Some Photos
I was trying to find a photo the other day and found a few nice ones I thought I would share.
I Love Cross-Country Skiing
I’ve been able to get out cross-country skiing a few times and it has been blissful, I can’t wait to get out again!
Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
I doubt the organizers of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon had concerns about trail conditions prior to this past warm spell. We had so much snow early in the season it never crossed my mind. We’re just days away …
Pine Martin in a Fireplace
Luckily there was no fire in the fireplace when our neighborhood pine martin decided to drop in on our Gunflint Trail neighbors. And by drop in I really do mean drop in. He must have been playing around the chimney …
Freezing Rain
I’m much rather have snow than freezing rain. Want to know more about freezing rain? Here’s the scoop from Matt Daniel of Earth Sky. Freezing rain is simply rain that falls through a shallow layer of cold temperatures at or …