Dam Them Ice Dams
The plip plop of water dripping into a bucket from the ceiling is not a welcome sound any time of the year and especially not during the wintertime. Folks who live where lots of snow falls every year spend …
Ice Fishing for People
Older and wiser is not always the case when it comes to some fishermen and their passion for ice fishing. Some folks learn from past experiences or take fewer risks as they age but not these ice fishing veterans. …
Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Weather Forecast
Like a big wildfire the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon creates it’s own weather. Each year the weather seems to follow a similar pattern where a little bit of snow falls before the race and blustery wind and cold temperatures …
The Gift of Wild Rice
It’s funny I should come across an article about wild rice when we just enjoyed some for dinner last night. We were lucky to receive gifts of wild rice from two of our Voyageur Crew family who harvested their own …
Too Mush on My Mind
Sometimes there are just too many things on my mind to even type correctly. Since that seems to be the case today I’ll keep this short and sweet. Thanks for all of the kind words of support for …
Mush for a Cure Replay
I’m pretty sure my sigh of relief could be heard and felt across the tundra town of Grand Marais, Minnesota last night after the Mush for a Cure segment aired on NBC Nightly News. It was a big relief …
A Time to Waste
A whirlwind of a week turned into a tornado of a weekend and what’s sure to become another week of windstorms. Swept from one activity to the next I often wonder what keeps me somewhat grounded from day to day. My …
Don’t Blink
Tune into the NBC Nightly news at 5:30pm on Monday, January 24th and you might just catch a glimpse of me. Yes, the Boundary Waters Blog Lady may be spotted during a quick interview about Mush for a Cure and the …
Winter Activities with the Family
If you’re looking to make some tracks in the snow this winter then head north. The Gunflint Trail and all of Cook County will be celebrating winter during Winter Tracks this February 4-12th. You can go on a dogsled …
Fishing from the Dock
I never knew dock spiders were fishing spiders. I’ve seen them hanging around on the dock in the summer but it never dawned on me they used the water like a web to catch insects. I also didn’t know they would …