Swimming in Grand Marais, Minnesota
Torn- Chapter 5 I love to swim. When we’re on canoe camping trips in the Boundary Waters or Quetico Park I’ll sometimes swim three or four times a day. I am not talking about just taking a dip to cool …
Year: 2017
Good News for Grouse Hunters
We’ve seen alot of ruffed grouse on the Gunflint Trail this year and we aren’t the only ones! MN DNR Ruffed grouse counts up Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were up 57 percent statewide this year compared to last …
Another Reason to Spend Time at the End of the Gunflint Trail
We’re number one on the Bortle Scale! What does that mean? Read about it here or check out this video to find out. KBJR 6 Your Weather Authority: News, Weather & Sports
What About the Smell?
Torn- Chapter 4? What about the awful smell this summer in Grand Marais? I know it isn’t good for tourism to complain about how bad it smells in town sometimes but it’s just another thing that makes me want to …
Improving Water Quality 25% by 2025
Here’s some information from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency about water quality in Minnesota. How’s the water? Minnesota has a very unusual geographic position. We sit atop a triple, continental-scale water divide. Almost all of our water arrives as rain …
Go to the end of the Gunflint Trail
Chapter 3? If you like it so much at the end of the Gunflint Trail then go already! I could spend more time at the end of the Gunflint Trail. There is plenty of work I could do at Voyageur …
Wildlife at the Minnesota State Fair
My favorite part of the Minnesota State Fair, besides the food, has always been the Minnesota DNR area. Why is it my favorite place to hang out at the fair? Read on and you’ll see why. DNR’s iconic state …
Grand Marais is a Wonderful Place to Live
Shall I say this is Chapter 2 of Torn? That would assume there might be a 3rd and I’d hate to commit… People all over are envious of those of us who live in Grand Marais. It’s “America’s Coolest Small …
Bears in the Boundary Waters
It’s been a few years since we’ve heard of any bear complaints from folks in the Boundary Waters. Our guests haven’t had any trouble this year but other visitors to the BWCA have. The USFS informed us of the following. …
Torn Between Two Worlds
There is a book called, “A Life in Two Worlds,” actually when I googled it there are two but the one I’m referring to is about Betty Powell-Skoog. She tells of her life in two worlds, the first part of …