Wildlife Sightings on the Gunflint Trail
The animals on the Gunflint Trail have been a little more active this past week than they have during the rest of the winter. I saw a momma moose and her calf from last year while driving home, a …
Mush Moments
It’s been over a week since Mush for a Cure ended and most of the follow up work has been completed. The pink decorations and clothing have been put away for another year. It was another incredible event that …
Winter Keeps Hanging on the Gunflint Trail
As a winter enthusiast I couldn’t be happier about the forecast for today. The lakes have plenty of ice for fishing for lake trout until the end of the month when the season closes and the travel conditions are perfect …
Look for the Northern Lights
Folks as far south as Colorado saw the northern lights dancing in the sky last night. Wish I would have been out to see them but the good news is they might be out the next couple of nights. …
Wishes do Come True
I woke up this morning to a fresh skiff of snow on the ground. I checked the temperature, looked at the forecast and thought to myself, "Wishes do come true!" It was -9 degrees and the forecast predicted snow and …
Jealous? You Betcha!
What an excellent adventure for these two winter enthusiasts. Great trail conditions will make this trip an unforgettable one. Maybe I can do it next year? I love cross-country skiing! North Shore Trek Tim Crampton and Tony Mommsen started …
Minnesota State Bird in Danger?
Over 900 dead loons were found washed up on the shore of Lake MIchigan last fall. The common loon is the state bird of Minnesota and certainly many of those loons were from Minnesota on their way migrating south. …
Sled Dogs That Had Never Seen Snow
It sounds impossible but at this year’s Mush for a Cure we had a team of sled dogs that had never seen snow. The owner, Walter Hermann III and team are from Covington, Louisiana. His dogs had never seen …
Beargrease Blunders
The 29th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon began on Sunday, March 10th, 2013 in Duluth, Minnesota. The race was scheduled to be run at the end of January but due to a lack of snowfall by …
Bald, Brave and Beautiful
The Bald, Brave and Beautiful is part of the annual Mush for a Cure event. These contestants put their "head" or I should say, "hair" on the line to raise money during the event. When we first started the event …