Why Should you run the Trail Less Traveled on Sunday, May 6th during the Ham Run Half-Marathon or 5k Fun Run? The race course provides beautiful scenery past creeks and towering pines. Running is good for you and you’ll …
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The past couple of days the temperature hasn’t broken into the 40’s. We’ve had snow off and on, skims of ice on the puddles and frost on the windshields. That’s the April weather we all know and love on …
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Check out this author’s favorite places for writing! My Top Five Writing Retreats by Anita Agers-Brooks A Breath of Fresh Inspiration The great outdoors inspires me as a writer, especially in a setting by a river or lake. …
I love sustainable companies and organizations especially our Ham Run Half-Marathon and Patagonia. In a recent email Patagonia had a great article about the seldom thought about "R" word, Repair. It’s part of being green and something I think of …
The average age of the visitor to the BWCA and other wilderness areas is getting higher. According to a study done about visitors to the Boundary Waters the average age in 1969 was 26 years old, in 1991 it was …
Whether or not they move the Minnesota Fishing Opener we’ll be ready to see you the first week of May at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. We’ll be a little preoccupied on Sunday, May 6th as it’s the 5th Annual Ham …
I don’t know why anyone would call this bird an oven bird but that’s what I was told it was when I first asked. The real name is the white-throated sparrow and once you hear it you’ll never forget …
This morning I woke up to frost on my windshield and ice on the puddles. I wasn’t prepared for that mentally or physically. Needless to say it was a slow drive to the bus stop without the scraper. We …
We’ve got fox and we’ve got grouse hanging around Voyageur Canoe Outfitters these days. We’ve been seeing a fairly fat grouse and hearing grouse drumming in the woods. The fox have been out and about cruising through the neighborhood …