It would be a shame if an environmental disaster happened in Minnesota because of mining. It certainly made a huge mess in Canada. Mining Truth thinks it could happen in Minnesota if mines are allowed to be opened here and …
We have quite a few water heaters at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters and many of them are only used during the summertime. I found some great tips for dealing with water heaters from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. You may only …
The National Forest Foundation created this infographic about the real beauty of forests. We love our Superior National Forest and I liked this infographic enough to share it with you, hope you enjoy it.
I bet most of you didn’t realize we are in the middle of National Invasive Species Awareness Week. It seems kind of strange to me to have picked February 22-28th, 2015 for the dates but maybe there wasn’t anything else …
Are you struggling to find the perfect gift for that special someone? I gave up on trying to find the perfect gifts for people a long time ago. Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is.… It’s your excuse …
What a great group of people we have working for the State of Minnesota. Check out their accomplishments in 2014. Thank you Minnesota Iowa Conservation Corps, you are welcome in our neck of the woods anytime! In 2014, our crews: …
I wish I could say I have a composting bin on the Gunflint Trail but I don’t. I have been given many excuses for not having one… “Bears will get into it and make a mess.”(they already get into our …
Earlier this spring a drive on the Gunflint Trail would have caused alarm in some tree huggers. A bunch of the younger pine trees past the turn off for Gunflint Lake looked like they had been burned in a forest …
With a place name like the “Boundary Waters” people know water must be very important to us. Even though we sometimes complain about our water being frozen too many months out of the year we know how lucky we are …