Weekend Fun in Grand Marais
This weekend in Grand Marais is the Unplugged Festival at the North House Folk School. If you have never been to it then I suggest checking it out in the future. There are some great bands and fun to be …
Winter in September
While the other day we experienced summer in September today we had winter. Rumors circulated about the sighting of snow falling around the mid-trail region but we didn’t see any flakes at Voyageur. It was chilly with a high temperature …
Heading South or North
A sure sign of fall is when the flocks of geese fly over the Boundary Waters with bills pointed south. Today there were a couple of very large flocks of geese all heading south. Their timing coincides with the departure …
Enjoying a Sunset on Saganaga
We spent a couple of nights on Saganaga over Labor Day Weekend and Rugby enjoyed a lovely sunset.
Summer in September
A high temperature of 76 degrees today on the Gunflint Trail made it feel like summer. We hardly had any days that warm all summer long. It doesn’t look like we’ll have that warm of a day again for at …
Voyageur Brewing Company Progress
Every time I travel into Grand Marais I am pleasantly surprised at the progress being made at Voyageur Brewing Company. Mike has been in town more often than I have recently so he has been able to watch the construction …
A Walk in the Woods
Grouse hunting begins next weekend and it’s about the only time of the year I can get my son to go hiking with me. We have seen lots of grouse this year on the Gunflint Trail and it looks like …
Ladder Rescue
We have had plenty of bears get into our dumpster over the years. We’ve also had a few animals stuck in our dumpster before. We’ve even placed boards inside of our dumpster for animals to get out of the dumpster …
Happy Anniversary Wilderness!
Did you ever stop to think how lucky we are to have wilderness areas? The Boundary Waters Canoe Area could have become a Lake Vermillion or Brainerd Lakes Area had it not been for the Wilderness Act signed by President …
Local News
I have a difficult time keeping up with the news and in Cook County we only get a paper once a week. I make sure I read the entire paper even if I’m weeks behind because there is always something …