Camping with Mike
I may be biased but my favorite person to go canoe camping with is Mike. Most people love to spend time with Mike anywhere so it shouldn’t be surprising that anyone who has camped with him has thoroughly enjoyed themselves. …
Year: 2015
Winter Weather on the Way
Is it time to get the shovels out and make sure the plow is on the truck and ready to go? Maybe so! Northern Cook / Northern Lake, Southern Cook / North Shore, Cook County Winter Weather Advisory issued November …
Deals of Christmas from Voyageur
If you are subscribed to Voyageur’s Email Newsletter list then you have something special waiting in your inbox. Just in case you’ve been busy over the weekend we thought we would share the email here. And, for those of you …
Wild Rice Harvesting
It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years since I watched Adam harvest wild rice with Kristi. The only reason I know how long it has been is because I wrote a blog about it in 2010. You can see …
What’s For Dinner?
Thankfully Josh and Mike both had a successful deer hunt this year so we’ll be answering that question with the word, “Venison”. They hunted on the Gunflint Trail but didn’t even see signs or tracks of a deer. They both …
What I’m Thankful For
I’m thankful for many things this Thanksgiving including healthy family members, good friends and enough of everything I need. I’m also thankful for all of the wilderness places we can go to reflect on just how lucky we are. If …
A Green Thanksgiving
It won’t be a white Thanksgiving but it can be a green Thanksgiving if we follow some of the suggestions from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. There is some great information about cutting down on food waste and other things …
Mining in Minnesota?
“Mining companies are unable to point to a sulfide mine that has not polluted.” “In 2010, the metal mining industry was responsible for 41 percent of all toxins released into the environment.” “Additionally, a loophole in the Clean Water Act …
Ham Run Makes the Top 50 List
What an honor to have the Ham Run Half-Marathon on the Gunflint Trail recognized as “the” race in Minnesota. It was recently named as one of the 50 Best Races in America! Congratulations Cook County YMCA. If you haven’t ran …
Ice on the Seagull River
Overnight the water on the Seagull River turned into ice. It was liquid on Saturday and Sunday it was solid. The temperature hasn’t gotten above freezing since the 19th and it dipped down to 11 degrees last night. That’s the …