Kudos to City Folks
I don’t know how you do it. Living in a city with traffic, highways and people on the move every which way is not something I could live with. Lights shining so brightly you can’t see the stars or …
Year: 2009
Fire Destroys Lodge
I happened to be awake when I heard the page over the emergency radio. Rugby had summoned me to let him outside around 4am last Wednesday morning so with work to do and the alarm going off in 90 …
Ham Run More Fun
Everyone is invited to join the fun and excitement on the Trail Less Traveled Sunday, May 3, 2009. The day’s events begin at 10:00am with the start of both the Ham Run Half-Marathon and 5k Fun Run. New this year …
Green is the New?
Living up in the woods I couldn’t tell you what the last most popular color was but currently on the Gunflint Trail, Green is what is hot! With Earth Day this past week and the Gunflint Green Up coming …
Burning Snow
It’s difficult to imagine a fire when there’s an inch or a foot of snow on the ground in places. That’s a good thing though. My comfort level or should I say anxiety level, starts to peak around the …
Earth Day~ Green Up and Ham
Not to be confused with Green Eggs and Ham is the Gunflint Green Up and the Ham Run on the Gunflint Trail this May 1-3rd. The theme is green with people planting trees, trees sprouting new leaves and the environmentally …
Real People, Real Adventures
There are some great places to paddle out there if you have the time and money. You could paddle for months at a stretch if you really wanted to. It would take more than time and money though, it would also take …
Live Like a Kid
I love to spend time with my kids. It’s so interesting to see life from their point of view. They know how to have fun and they are so carefree. The other day when we were walking home from the bus stop …
Wildfire Prevention Week
I personally think every week should be wildfire prevention week but I guess I’ll just have to settle for one week. That one week is April 19-25th in Minnesota, Michigan, Manitoba, Wisconsin and Ontario. Fire Prevention Week set for …
For the Birds
I love to watch birds at my feeder. I just didn’t realize it was going to add another thing to clean to my cleaning list. It makes sense however so I may as well get the cleaning supplies out …