Lake Superior Cold
There’s cold water, then there’s Lake Superior cold water and this year there’s going to be really cold Lake Superior water. With chunks of ice floating at the beginning of June you can bet it’s going to be awhile before …
Month: June 2014
I Brake for Wildlife
I know you aren’t supposed to swerve for wildlife but I do. I also encourage other drivers to swerve when I’m in the passenger seat. Our daughter Abby just finished the classroom portion of Driver’s Education and scolded her dad …
A Good City to Raise a Kid?
Backpacker Magazine recently published an article about The Best Cities to Raise an Outdoor Kid. I realize the article has to contain real cities with a significant population or the “contest” wouldn’t create enough buzz. While Duluth and Minneapolis did …
Riverside Cabin Waiting For You on the Gunflint Trail
Do you have some vacation time coming to you? If so, then take it now because our Riverside Cabin is available until the 15th of June. This is a great cabin that is perched on the edge of the Seagull …
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Go Fish and Get Outdoors on the Gunflint Trail
It’s that time of the summer in Minnesota when an adult can fish for free if they Take a Kid Fishing. This is an opportunity to get outside during the Great Outdoors Month of June. If you can bring your …
A Superior Kind of Day
Yesterday was a long day but it was one of the more superior ones I have had in awhile. Yes, the weather was gorgeous, yes I was in good company but it was much more than that. The day began …
Bears in the Burbs, BWCA and Beyond
There’s lots of talk about bears recently. This is the time of the year when the black beauties are most hungry and tend to frequent places they might find an easy meal. One of these such places is Voyageur Canoe …
What Kind of BWCA Bird is That?
You mean the bird that goes, “insert my best whistling here.” “It’s the White Throated Sparrow.” According to the Cornell Institute it’s song is, “A pretty, thin whistle that sounds like Oh-sweet-canada-canada or Old-Sam-Peabody-Peabody. The whistles are even but typically …
On the Bright Side
It’s been raining pretty much steady on the Gunflint Trail since yesterday and the temperature is in the 50’s. It’s a big change from last weekend when it was in the 80’s and sunny. I can’t say I enjoy two …
New Activity for the Gunflint Canoe Races?
I think this would be tons of fun to add to the Gunflint Canoe Races. It would probably be a great way to end the evening since all throughout the races people push off of each other’s canoes in an …