Local Politics
Just Do IT Vote Yes. It’s as simple as checking a box and then it’s like CookCounty winning the lottery. It isn’t really a tax increase since we have been paying this tax for years already. We’ve just had a …
Weekend Forecast
Wondering what the sky will look like this weekend? The weather forecasters are saying there could be some white stuff falling from the sky. The space forecasters are calling for something as well. LUNAR IMPACT: This Friday morning, Oct 9th, …
Paddling and Fishing the BWCA in November
Spending time in the Boundary Waters in November isn’t a common thing to do. Most folks have put their boats and paddles away in preparation for winter. While the lakes don’t typically freeze completely over until December some shallower …
Harvest Moon of October
Last night was the full moon of October. The bummer was we couldn’t even see it to enjoy it. In fact we weren’t able to enjoy much of the harvest moon this year because of the cloudy nights. It’s …
About That Hike
It’s been a couple of days since I mentioned the hike I went on. Only because I struggled to find the hiking book and now I finally have it in my hands so I can give you the exact(perfect) mileage of the distances. …
A First
This is the first weekend I haven’t wanted to be out camping in a long stretch of weekends. The forecast looks cold, windy and wet with the possibility of our first snowflakes. This first weekend of October Mike and …
Red Flag Warnings
I just realized another reason why I love Fall. When the wind blows strongly in the Fall the weather forecasters say there is a Wind Advisory. Isn’t that awesome? How bad can a wind advisory be if you aren’t …
Problems with Perfectionism
Let me start out by saying, "I don’t have a problem with perfectionism." The problem I do have is that I am not surrounded by other perfectionists. This makes life a little more complicated and stressful for me and everyone around …
Brrrrr
Today it feels like we skipped fall all together and went right into winter. The temperature got down to 22 degrees last night and my house is finger freezing cold. That’s when you’re typing and your fingers get so …
Holy Wind Batman!
The wind pounded Northeastern Minnesota yesterday and well into the night. Winds gusted up to 35 mph on the Gunflint Trail while down in town it had to have been even more. Whitecaps could be seen everywhere with 2-3 …