Snowshoe Fun
I love to snowshoe almost as much as I love cross-country skiing. I haven’t been able to do much of either this winter. I’ve snowshoed with the kids at school a number of times but I hadn’t snowshoed my …
Year: 2009
Yippeeeee! I’m so Excited!
The beautiful weather yesterday was a blessing for most people. The sun was shining and the strong spring rays seemed to lazer away at the snow on the ground. Water was running everywhere from the thaw and while most …
Whoaaaa
I’m having that too much to do and not enough time to do it feeling and I’m wishing the world would slow down. It’s like being on the treadmill when the belt suddenly decides to go Mach 100 and …
Momma It’s Hot Outside
These were Abby’s words this morning when we stepped outside. I had looked at the thermometer when I woke up so I knew it was already 30 degrees, far from hot in most people’s minds. But in my 9 …
Stork Spotted on Gunflint Trail
It is very unusual for a stork to be seen on the Gunflint Trail especially in the winter. So I guess you could say Friday, February 27th was an unusual day. It started out like any other Friday …
Time is Running Out
Not too long ago I posted a blog by the title, "You Can Run But You Can’t Hide." It was in regards to the Grand Marais Campus PTA Raffle I’m helping with. I did get a couple of requests …
I Know Why
When I woke up yesterday morning I thought it was just another day. The sun rose, the birds chirped and the earth continued to rotate. How was I to know what a great loss the world would suffer at …
It’s Not Over Yet
Winter Tracks and winter are still going strong. It will be a cold 9:00AM start for the Annual Trout Derby sponsored by the Cook County Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club. The thermometer dipped to 26 below at the Seagull Guard Station and …
Hurry Up
There is so much to do today on the Gunflint Trail. I don’t like to make choices but I don’t think I can possibly get everywhere to do everything that’s going on today. The temperature is much warmer today …
Inside Outside
The thermometer reads 26 below zero this morning and it’s a tad chilly. One of those "it hurts to breathe mom" days. While other parts of Minnesota received significant snowfall yesterday we just received another dusting of an inch …