The Quetico Park is Canada’s equivalent of the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. Wilderness lakes interconnected with portages provide the perfect place for paddling or cross-country skiing. The Cross Quetico Lakes Tour provides the opportunity for folks to experience the …
I have to admit, the older I get the more interested I am in learning about birds. OK, maybe it doesn’t have to do with age but more with the fact people expect me to know about birds. It …
Two things that have been on my Christmas List/Voyageur Wish List for years are a high tech weather station and a web camera. I think these two things would be awesome to have. It turns out a neighbor …
I love to take pictures and for the amount of time I spend at it I think I do a pretty good job. I live in a wild and beautiful place so it’s pretty easy to get pictures of outstanding …
Saganaga isn’t frozen over and I’m already dreaming about next year’s canoe trip. Guess I didn’t get my fill of canoe camping this past summer. If you’re already thinking canoeing or haven’t quit thinking about it then there’s something you …
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It’s hard to believe it’s the first of December already. It seems like yesterday canoe groups were coming and going and we were surrounded by Voyageur Crew. John is still here for 1 more day but then it will …
I was very disturbed when I read a recent article regarding a study about trash in Duluth, MN. The study revealed alarming information about how many items that could be recycled end up in the landfill. According to the article …
This time of the year on the Gunflint Trail is normally very quiet. There’s one exception to this rule and that’s when the ice on the river moans and groans as it freezes. Every once in a while there will be …
There’s a blog I look at sometimes by Paul Douglas. I think he was a weather forecaster or meteorologist for a television station in the Twin Cities when I was growing up but I’m not positive. He puts together …
One thing I like about Facebook is it keeps me posted on where our past Voyageur Crew members are and what they are doing. I was however a little bit suprised to find out what Scott Ewen was doing …