Sounds Strange to Hear
A couple of things I’ve read sound strange to my ears. The forecast for one is different than it has been in a long while and jellyfish in the Boundary Waters? WOW. I have never heard that before. I …
Praise from Voyageur’s Guests
It’s always nice to hear positive comments from our guests and it’s even better to see them in writing. If you have some kind words about your experience with Voyageur then we’d love to have you write them down …
Fishing Photos from the Boundary Waters
Fishing in the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park has been excellent this year. Big northern pike have been caught on Saganaga with a couple of 15 pounders reported this past week. Another group caught several lake trout over 10 pounds and some nice walleye. Just thought I would …
I Don’t Want to Miss It
It’s like the last few days of cross-country skiing in the spring when you know any day could be the last day the snow will be good enough to ski on. I look at the forecast for temperatures in the …
Forecast for the Week
The weather has been hot on the Gunflint Trail with yesterday’s high a whopping 88 degrees. It doesn’t show signs of cooling off anytime soon either. It’s unseasonably hot for this time of the year but I guess I’ll …
4 Letter “F” Word- Fire
Until Thursday I had never heard of Lizard Lake and I hope I don’t hear about it for very long. Lizard Lake Fire is what the most recent fire in the Gunflint District has been named. It’s currently in the …
Bear Sightings
I’m thankful we only have black bears to deal with in Northeastern Minnesota. Black bears are more of a nuisance than anything and rarely attack humans unlike their relatives the polar bear and grizzly bear. According to the North Central Research Center black bear …
Stay Away From the Edge
Whenever I’m out hiking and encounter a steep cliff I urge my kids to stay away from the edge. They look at me with their "whatever" eyes and stay rooted in their spot. I proceed to tell them the …
Blowing in the BWCA
The wind has been blowing like crazy the past few days. Wind speeds have been consistently in the 10-20 mph range with gusts up to 30 mph. It can’t seem to make up its mind what direction it wants …
Portage Pads- A necessity not a luxury
The other morning I had the opportunity to transport a group to an entry point into the Boundary Waters. While they unloaded one of their own canoes I noticed there were not any portage pads on their canoe and jokingly …