Month: November 2016

There’s a chance we’ll see the sun this weekend. Then again there’s a chance we won’t. Thu 29° 23° Fri 30° 23° Sat 29° 23° Sun 35° 23° Mon 36° 28° Tue 33° 19° Wed

I had to find a picture with blue skies because I have forgotten what they look like. Another 1/4 of an inch of rain today and no sunshine. Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, shine your light on me.

It’s been raining off and on since early this morning. The temperature was in the high 30’s and 40’s all day so it was too warm for snow. Up the trail we received over a half of an inch of …

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In the summertime we have fireworks in Grand Marais for the 4th of July and again in August for Fisherman’s Picnic. The days of summer are long and it doesn’t get dark enough for fireworks until around 10:00pm. Last night …

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Sometimes I wish the entire Gunflint Trail had trees as majestic as these pines, but then these ones wouldn’t be as special.

From our house to yours, we’re wishing you all the best this Thanksgiving. We’re thankful for you!

It snowed again today and it was perfect snow for building a snowman, if you didn’t want the snowman to last too long. With the temperature in the 30’s it was heavy wet snow. Abby and a friend found out …

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It’s that time of the year when the days just keeping getting shorter and shorter. It’s amazing how quickly the sun starts going down in the afternoon. The sun sets around 4:27 pm and doesn’t rise until around 7:23 am …

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I’ve been seeing quite a few eagles while I’ve been driving lately. Here’s why. From MN DNR- It’s the time of year when an increase in deer activity leads to more road-killed deer that attract animals, such as eagles, to …

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