Local USFS District Ranger Does Good
Being a District Forest Service Ranger isn’t an easy job but someone’s got to do it. That someone in the Gunflint District is Dennis Neitzke. You may be familiar with the name from a campaign a few years back …
DNR Answers Question About Bald Eagles
Just in case you wondered… DNR QUESTION OF THE WEEK Q: I recently saw a bald eagle sitting on the edge of a nest. Isn’t it pretty early in the year for eagles to be nesting? And if …
When There’s Not Much Snow Folks Improvise
Too little snow or too cold outside to take the little ones out? Why not improvise and do what some Minnesotans did the other night at Target, go sledding inside the climate controlled store. Hey, at least the floor …
BWCA Lottery Results
Plenty of permits were reserved during the lottery and on the first day of live reservations but there are plenty of permits left for the 2012 paddling season. 2012 Lottery and Go-live: Lottery , December 19, 2011—January 19, …
The Good, The Bad, The Komen
Mush for a Cure is making headlines again along with the Komen name. Most of you remember the struggle we had last year with the Komen Foundation. We had applied for a Trademark for our name and they did not …
Cold Temperatures Moving In on the Gunflint Trail
In spite of the colder temperatures moving in it’s going to be a great Saturday for the Volkski 400! Come join us in our cross-country skiing extravaganza! One day. Hundreds of skiers. Every centimeter of North America’s largest …
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Too Much To Do and Rugby’s Adventure
I’m not sure if it’s the spring like temperatures but something is making me think the upcoming canoeing season is closer than it is. I should know better since I’m still planning for Mush for a Cure and at …
Take a Kid Fishing or Skiing or Snowshoeing
I went to a presentation yesterday about building assets in children. One of the statistics I heard was the average parent talks to their child 2 minutes a day. This wasn’t discussed in detail but even if …
Mush for a Cure FUNdraising Time
We’re in the thick of things planning for this year’s Mush for a Cure FUNdraiser on the Gunflint Trail. We’ve got posters, participants and prizes but we still need more. More participants and more prizes especially. We provide …
Felt Like April at Lutsen Today
We spent all day yesterday in Duluth, MN for hockey. One game at 9:30 in the morning and the other at 6:30 at night and alot of hours to waste in between. I did something I hadn’t done in …