Ham Fun
What do I get for participating in the 2nd Annual Ham Run Half Marathon or 5k Fun Run? Maybe it’s a nice T-shirt, a free bottle of water or perhaps the satisfaction of being physically active. We all have our reasons …
Year: 2009
Quetico Park Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario’s oldest and largest park is celebrating its 100 Year Anniversary as a wilderness. To celebrate this anniversary there will be a Centennial Canoe Voyage beginning in Atikokan, Ontario on the 1st of July. A …
No Disrespect
I really don’t mean to be disrespectful and I really tried not to write anything about this but I just had to. Mr. Oberstar has done many good things for Northeastern Minnesota that we are grateful for including this …
Listen Up
While there is still ice on the lakes in Northern Minnesota you may not be able to go canoeing but there’s nothing stopping you from listening to stories about canoeing. While the couple speaking is far from Garrison Keillor they are …
The Spawn is Not On
This time of year usually marks the walleye spawn in the Seagull River. We’re able to head down to the rapids and see big walleye early on laying their eggs and then tons of smaller walleye afterwards. Due to …
Happy Easter
May you all enjoy this day. Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses. Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes. Count your smiles instead of …
Stay Away
Invasive species are on the rise and I don’t want to see them on the Gunflint Trail. While some exotic species may cause no harm there are other non-native invasive species that continue to be spread by humans that …
Our House Was a Very Nice House
When we moved from central Minnesota to the Gunflint Trail in 1993 we had a nice house. It was simple as some of you may remember. A small structure maybe 16′ x 20′, no indoor plumbing and basically one …
Boundary Waters Safer than a Water Park?
We had just checked into the Kalahari, dropped off our stuff in the hotel room and were on our way to our friend’s room when we were stopped in the hallway. "Did you hear what just happened?" It was …
Have No Fear, My Feet Are Here
Last week I wrote about my feet being frozen while out hiking. Luckily the temperature wasn’t below freezing because my boots were filled with snow and water and my feet were really cold. They weren’t really frozen but a …