Exhausted from a Night’s Sleep
Have you ever slept so fitfully and dreamed so much you woke up confused, scared and with a pounding head? It isn’t a good feeling that’s for sure. That’s how I finally felt when I was able to get …
Snowmobile Safety
I’m pretty sure I won’t get hurt on my snowmobile this week. I haven’t even gone for a ride yet this year and by the looks of my schedule I won’t be going any time soon. However, if you …
You May Be Right
I may be crazy. You may be wrong for all I know but you may be right. Those words sang long ago by Billy Joel popped into my mind last night and I haven’t been able to get the tune …
Look to the Stars
Or whatever they are… CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: A curious object is about to fly past Earth only one-third the distance to the Moon. Catalogued as a 10m-class asteroid, 2010 AL30 has an orbital period of almost exactly 1 year. …
Fore!
It probably seems a bit odd for me to be thinking about the sport of golf when our landscape is completely covered in snow. But then again, I’m a bit odd, just ask my sister. It just so happens …
Hockey Highlights
The Cook County M-1 and M-2 teams played two games each on Saturday in Carlton and will play one game each on Sunday. The M-1 Team is coached by Nate Sheils and Briane Cooley and the M-2 Team is …
Let’s Play Hockey
It’s hockey time and Cook County is playing in a tournament this weekend. I haven’t seen the kids play much this year since Mike has been coaching again. It should be fun to see how much the team has …
Sun Shining Everywhere
One thing you may not realize when you’re driving the Gunflint Trail in the summer is how many twists and turns there are on it. In the summer the sun is high and only early in the morning when …
Crab Lake Trail
It had been a while since I had last been on the Crab Lake Trail. I was thinking it must have been before the Ham Lake Fire of 2007 because I didn’t remember it looking like it did yesterday. …
Centennial by Snowshoe
Once the thermometer read above zero yesterday Mike’s cousin Sheri and I decided it was time to go for a snowshoe trek. We didn’t want a repeat of what happened last year so we left with plenty of daylight …