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Year: 2013

Favorite Cross-Country Ski Trails in Cook County

By Sue Prom Posted on January 24, 2013 Posted in News

     There’s over 400 kilometers of groomed cross-country ski trails in Cook County.  It’s the place to cross-country ski and I’m lucky because I live very close to the Upper Gunflint Trail Ski Trails. These trails are my favorite to …

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Spend Time Outdoors to Increase Creativity

By Sue Prom Posted on January 23, 2013 Posted in News

     I’m not surprised by findings that link time spent outside to increased creativity.  I know when I’m out hiking or paddling my mind clears and I’m better able to think. Cook County knows this too and is encouraging folks …

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Snow Makes Me Happy

By Sue Prom Posted on January 22, 2013 Posted in News

     It looks like winter in the northland finally.  The north shore and Grand Marais received a much needed snowfall and are blanketed with the white stuff. We’ve got lots of snow on the Gunflint Trail and I couldn’t be …

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-14 Below Zero isn’t THAT Cold

By Sue Prom Posted on January 21, 2013 Posted in News

     Last night we were invited over to a friend’s cabin for dinner. The neat thing about this is they live on Gull Lake and their cabin is only accessible by water or in the winter, by ice.  In the …

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Baby it’s Cold Outside

By Sue Prom Posted on January 20, 2013 Posted in News

     With the actual temperature dipping to -17 below numerous times this past week it made me think about hypothermia. I found this great piece on the Outside website and thought I would share it with you. Make sure you …

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Clear Air in the BWCA

By Sue Prom Posted on January 19, 2013 Posted in News

     Good news for the BWCA and Voyageurs National Park! EPA rules target BWCA, Voyageurs haze by Dan Kraker, Minnesota Public Radio January 18, 2013   DULUTH, Minn. — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued final rules aimed at cutting …

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Northern Lights and Snowflakes

By Sue Prom Posted on January 18, 2013 Posted in News

     It would be great if I had a picture of the northern lights to post today but unfortunately I don’t. It was a clear sky for the most part but the temperature dipped down to -17 below zero again …

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17 Below Zero

By Sue Prom Posted on January 17, 2013 Posted in News

     While it only got down to -17 degrees last night it is supposed to get down to -29 degrees this weekend. That’s actual temperature without the windchill, can someone say, "COLD?" This morning it’s windy and this was the …

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Pledge for Water Efficiency

By Sue Prom Posted on January 16, 2013 Posted in News

     In the dead of winter it doesn’t seem like we should be worried about how much water we’re using. Kids aren’t running through sprinklers, people aren’t watering their flowers and most of our lakes in Minnesota are covered in …

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A New Kind of March Madness

By Sue Prom Posted on January 15, 2013 Posted in News

     It’s official. The Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been postponed and re-scheduled for March. Not just any day in March but March 10th, one day after the Mush for a Cure Sled Dog FUNdraiser I help organize. Is this …

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