I guess we’re not the only place where bears cause troubles! October 19, 2011 (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) — Some shoppers in Ketchikan got treated to Alaska’s version of a bear market last weekend. The Ketchikan Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/pAP804) a …
There’s something about Halloween that makes me crave caramel apples. A week or so ago I went into the Gunflint Mercantile in Grand Marais to visit our former employee Chelsea. Her store is filled with sweets of all kinds …
Every fall we have the same list of "Things to do" before the snow covers the ground and this year is no exception. I have the list in my computer and a hard copy in one of my files …
I wonder what people think when they see me walking across our parking lot bobbing up and down as I pick up pieces of trash or cigarette butts off of the ground? I also wonder why some of those same people …
I sometimes think I lived in a bubble because I didn’t realize there were so many wonderful opportunities to choose from as a "younger" person. One of the things I wish I would have known about was the Minnesota …
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I wonder if there is anything to learn about how a person enters the water? There are people who wade slowly, dive quickly and who jump hand in hand with another person to enter the water. Some people like to get …
The days have been cold and the nights a little longer but the forecast is calling for a little bit of a warm up this weekend. WIth high temperatures in the 50’s and calm winds in the forecast for …
The fat lady is almost ready to sing. Just 9% more to go until the fire is 100% contained. Cost to date for the fire is $21,600,000. TODAY’S MESSAGE: The fire remains 92,682 acres and 91% containment. Strong winds continue …
Lucky for us we don’t have a swimming pool because I can only imagine what all would get stuck in it. This gentleman in New Hampshire wasn’t so lucky when a moose wandered into his backyard and into his …
It was a windy weekend in the northland. The cold temperatures, damp weather and wind gusts in the high 30’s made it feel more like a November weekend than October. I guess that’s what we get for all of …