Mom
This morning while visiting with guests I realized 17 years is a long time. That’s how long Mike and I have owned Voyageur and lived at the end of the Gunflint Trail. My guests were expressing their intrigue with our …
Year: 2009
Early Season BWCA Trips
I love to paddle the BWCA but I have yet to ever take a spring trip. It’s not that I don’t want to take a trip it’s just that there’s always so many things to do that take priority over …
What am I Missing?
I don’t know what season of "Lost" this is, I can’t name one person who is in this season’s "Survivor" and I had no clue there was a show about the Playboy Mansion on television. I pick up a …
Quetico Centennial
Janice the Ranger at Cache Bay is celebrating her 25th year there in the Quetico Park. This is an incredible accomplishment as no one else has ever been at a station longer. It makes me think the Quetico should …
Support Tourism- This Week and Every Week
It’s National Tourism Week and we invite everyone to celebrate and appreciate what tourism does for Cook County. In these tough economic times every little bit of money into our local economy matters. The odds of the government offering our …
Canadian Immigrations at Pigeon River
So you want a Remote Area Border Crossing Permit? Have a seat if you aren’t in a hurry. Minutes pass by and become hours while absolutely no one else enters the building. Snickering can be heard from the Customs …
A Beautiful Mother’s Day
Thirty-Nine Years ago today Patricia Prom gave birth to a baby boy. It was on a Mother’s Day in 1970 when Mike Prom arrived. Wouldn’t that have been the best Mother’s Day ever? To become a first time mom on …
A Little Advice
Take your Mom fishing for Mother’s Day! Hope all of you Mom’s have a great day. Sorry I didn’t get this out to all of you before the opener! News Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boating safety tips for fishing …
A White Opener
When I went to bed last night it was raining. I fell asleep to the sound of the rain falling on the roof and when I woke up this morning the ground was covered in white. There’s nothing like …
Eagle’s Nest
We have a pair of eagles that nest every year down at the Trail’s End Campground. The USFS blocks the road leading into the campsites around the nest so people do not disturb the eagles. Before the USFS decided …