The Boundary Waters has thousands of lakes and covers over 1.5 million acres. It would be nice to say all lakes in the BWCA are ice free on April 20th but that won’t happen this year or any year. How …
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A sugarbush is what they call an area abundant with maple trees for making syrup. There aren’t very many places in the world where maple trees grow and we’re about as far north and west as you’ll find …
This is one year we don’t have to worry about a forest fire on the Gunflint Trail during National Wildfire Prevention Week. The odds of a forest fire with this much snow on the ground aren’t very good. Even …
It’s a blustery morning on the Gunflint Trail. The temperature is 21 degrees, the wind is gusting up to 30 miles per hour and everything is covered in snow. It’s hard to believe it’s April 17th when you look …
A friend of mine is out cross-country skiing on the north shore of Lake Superior. It’s a trail that’s protected by a canopy of trees and with a half of a foot of fresh snow it’s in great shape. …
The grouse have been out sunning themselves on the Gunflint Trail. One was sitting on a branch on a downed tree in our driveway just looking for a mate. Another one was on a nearby driveway showing off all …
Mother Nature not only keeps us guessing about what the weather will do but also makes sure we always have something to talk about. We were blessed with 60 degree temperatures one day and it’s back down to a …
Not if the Friends of the Boundary Waters get their way. They are in a lawsuit to prevent a cell phone tower from being erected near the BWCA close to Ely, Minnesota. If erected then wilderness campers will see …
It’s a bittersweet. Spring has arrived in some parts of Minnesota but it will take time for the earth to green up. Until it does the threat of fire danger exists and to help prevent any wildfires until the earth …
There’s nothing like a chorus of spring peepers in a pond. It’s a sound worth taking the time to listen to. I often hear them through the windows of my car as I drive by swamps on the Gunflint Trail. …