On Your Way to the BWCA
Be sure to plan a stop in Duluth, Minnesota the next time you’re on your way to the Boundary Waters. You could stop on your way home from the BWCA too and you may even want to spend a …
Thankful for the BWCA
I am so lucky to live in such a beautiful place and to be able to share it with others. It’s super fun to be able to introduce kids to the wilderness like we did this weekend. We had …
Church Retreat at Voyageur
What a perfect weekend of weather for a church retreat at Voyageur. Swimming, log rolling, volleyball, paddling, hiking, food and fun!
Liking the Lichen
I am amazed at how little information I really know. Where do frogs go in the winter? What does that cloud formation mean? What is the name of that star? I’m constantly looking things up online or in the many …
No More Fire Restrictions in the Boundary Waters
Campfires are allowed anytime in the BWCA once again. The partial burning ban has been lifted and all areas of the Boundary Waters are open for camping and travel. Cooler temperatures and precipitation over the past week helped to …
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Good News About a Great Museum
I haven’t been able to attend many meetings of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society since Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center opened. There are just too many other things pulling for my attention at this point in my life. I …
Signs of the Season
What is that one sound you look forward to as you try to fall asleep in your tent in the Boundary Waters? For me it’s the sound the loons make as they sing their songs. Unfortunately the last time …
Superior Hiking Trail Fairy Tale
There’s hiking the Superior Hiking Trail and then there’s hiking the Superior Hiking Trail during the fall colors. Describing the trail goes from "WOW" to "It takes my breath away because it looks like a scene from Alice in …
Chilly Weekend on the Gunflint Trail
I thought I was going to spend the weekend on a solo canoe camping trip but I didn’t. Friday rolled around and I wasn’t packed or ready to go and with rain coming down I wasn’t too anxious to head out …
Going to the Boundary Waters?
Don’t even think about leaving without me!