From the MN Department of Natural Resources Discover: Smell the forest; it’s good for you! Did you know that when you visit a forest and breathe in the fresh air, you breathe in phytoncides, airborne chemicals that plants give off …
Matt and Cassidy saw these two on their way to town the other day. We love our Gunflint Trail moose!
Here’s another great video by Layne Kennedy. Gosh I love sled dogs! Layne Kennedy Wintergreen Dog Sled Lodge Photo Adventure from Layne Kennedy on Vimeo.
I hate to even type the title of this blog. I think allowing cell phone activity in the BWCA would be a terrible thing for our wilderness. I can just imagine portaging into Ram Lake and hearing the sound of …
Snowmobiling in Cook County drone footage by Josh Prom.
I found some neat pictures online the other day. They are the property of the Cook County Historical Society and they were taken when Stairway Portage was being built. The Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the new wooden staircase that bypasses …
From the MN DNR Our EagleCam nest has its first and second eggs! On Monday, February 19, during a cozy ice storm here in Minnesota, the beloved mother at our EagleCam laid her first egg. The excitement came at about …
I wrote the following article about Benny Ambrose to update one of our web site pages. While I never met Benny I have heard numerous stories about him and his life on Ottertrack Lake. Benny Ambrose was the last man …
A woman living in an apartment complex in Thunder Bay took her dog Molly out to do her business and as she was reaching for the apartment door to go back inside she felt the leash go taut. She turned …