Amy Voytilla and the Wilderness Classroom is back in South America paddling the Amazon River. They are on the second leg of their over 3000 mile Trans-Amazon Expedition. They started their journey last year and will be paddling from …
There was a time when prescribed burning scared me, but not anymore. I look forward to the USFS prescribed burns on the Gunflint Trail because I know they will be what is best for the forest and for the …
Abby is a Girl Scout and for Earth Day her troop made eco-friendly cleaners. They sold lemon oil furniture polish, window cleaner and some other items at the Whole Foods Co-Op in Grand Marais on Sunday. They were able …
The snow is melting, the ice is thinning and things on the Gunflint Trail are greening up. There’s still time to be a part of the Gunflint Green Up and participate in the Ham Run Half Marathon or 5k …
That’s the sound of a duck on our river. We heard it on Sunday and again on Monday. I’m not real sure where it is since there is only a small circle of open water in front of our …
This morning after I took the kids to the bus stop I decided to take a quick walk to the Trail’s End Campground. The campground loop doesn’t get plowed during the winter and I was curious to see if …
We had to paddle and portage to get to where the fire had been reported. When we arrived the smoke was thick and we couldn’t actually see where the fire was. We paddled closer to the far shoreline and …
Some of you may remember we lost all of our staff cabins during last year’s Ham Lake Fire. We had actually just finished a cabin and a staff member spent one night in it before it was reduced to …
DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK – April 15 Q: As the snow melts in the spring, and during lengthy periods without rainfall, the DNR issues fire restrictions. Is there a difference between a restriction and burning ban? A: Burning …
I was pulling my hair out all day today because I couldn’t get my internet to work. It went out sometime after two o’clock yesterday and everything I tried wouldn’t get it working again. This morning I must have …