Too Warm for Winter
The temperature reached a high of 41 degrees on the Gunflint Trail today. That is way too warm for winter. I’m ready for piles of snow, groomed ski trails and thoroughly frozen lakes for traveling on with snowshoes, skis or …
Christmas Day in the BWCA
What a perfect place the Boundary Waters would be to spend Christmas Day. Especially on a day like today when the temperature is pushing 30 degrees. It’s definitely a winter wonderland with the frozen lakes and snow sticking to the trees and covering the …
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
Wishing you safe travels this Christmas Eve Day. May your day be merry and bright.
The Fox and the Hound Named Rugby
I love having four fox in our neighborhood but our dog Rugby is less than thrilled. He’ll be lazily resting on the couch when one will appear on the deck and then he’ll launch toward the door with gusto. …
Got Snow? We do.
According to the weather experts we’re one of the few places in the state of Minnesota that has snow right now. I guess we are very lucky to have it. Even in Grand Marais there isn’t snow except for …
Wolf Hunting in Minnesota?
Nope, not yet but maybe someday now that wolves will be removed from the endangered species list! Gray wolves being taken off federal endangered species list in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan Great Lakes states will regain control of the …
Paper or Plastic? Artificial or Real?
The Christmas Tree debate is an ongoing one. There are pros and cons for each type of tree. Here’s what Pablo from Treehugger has to say about real trees and artificial trees. Dear Pablo: I don’t like fake Christmas …
Winter in the Wilderness
I’ve always wanted to spend an ice up on Saganaga. Our friends up at Sagonto are documenting the ice thickness on Saganaga during this year’s ice up. In case you are wondering, ice up is the time of the …
The Root Beer Lady of Knife Lake
It seems difficult to believe that today marks the 25th Anniversary of the death of Dorothy Molter, the Root Beer Lady of Knife Lake. Dorothy was an incredible woman who spent a great deal of her life in the …
More Snow Falling on the Gunflint Trail
If anyone is looking for a white Christmas then you can quit searching. Come on up to Voyageur Canoe Outfitters where the world is white. There’s snow on the ground, in the trees and more falling from the sky …