It’s very likely for us on the Gunflint Trail and in Northeastern Minnesota to have a white Christmas. Question of the week Q: Historically speaking, how often do we have a white Christmas in Minnesota? A: Having a white Christmas …
There always seems to be news about Lake Superior. I guess that is what happens when you have such a big and “great” lake in your backyard. Remember the ship that had been detained in Duluth? It was finally able …
This time of the year always causes confusion in my mind. It is more difficult to get out of bed in the morning and I’m ready to go to bed at 6pm. The lack of daylight hours causes lethargy in …
The temperature has dropped, the ground is covered in snow and it finally looks like winter outside. Last night the temperature dipped down into a single digit at the end of the Gunflint Trail. I believe that was the first …
We’ve got snow!
How much will we get? Hopefully enough that it will stick around for a white Christmas. Northern Cook / Northern Lake, Southern Cook / North Shore, Cook County Winter Storm Warning issued December 16 at 3:36AM CST until December 16 …
Here’s what the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has to say about the salt we use when it snows. For the sake of our lakes, keep your pavement on a low-salt dietSt. Paul, Minn. – As Minnesota begins to deal with …
I used the term “Jerry Rigged” the other day when describing my window coverings in our lodge house. Like most carpenter’s homes our part of the lodge is still “unfinished” in the sense of final touches. Our bedroom flooring is …
It’s awesome to live so close to Lake Superior. It’s a beautiful, clean lake that looks different on any given day. Sometimes it’s calm, sometimes it’s choppy, some days it looks blue, other days it looks grey, it rarely looks …
I never realized what a contribution Minnesota makes to help people celebrate the Christmas Holiday. Did you know, “Annually, 500,000 Christmas trees are harvested from private farms in Minnesota, contributing about $30 million to the state’s economy.” The Minnesota DNR …