The Color Purple
It started with a spot here and there about one mile from the Dome. Then as we got closer it was like an ocean of purple with waves on every sidewalk and every street. You couldn’t look in any …
Concrete Wilderness
I’ve left my lovely northwoods for a completely different wilderness experience. It is a strange place where instead of pine trees towering in the sky there are hotels and office buildings blocking out the sun. Instead of rushing around inside of buildings to …
I Found It!
Tired of searching through pages of our website or blog looking for that one piece of information you can’t remember where it was? I was but no longer will be with the Google Site Search tool on both the …
Like Shells On A Beach
When I go walking on a beach I usually don’t get very far. I don’t get much exercise either because I spend most of my time bending over to pick up interesting looking shells. By interesting I mean pretty much any …
A Job I Wish I Had
I can’t think of a better way to spend the summer than being out in the canoe country. I know I live close to the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park but there’s a difference between that and actually being in …
Grab and Go
Sometimes your best experiences are the ones that happen on the spur of the moment. It seems like you can make plans far in advance only to have something else come up at the last minute. Planning a day …
Seeing Blue
We’ve been seeing lots of blue around Voyageur lately; the sky, the lakes and more importantly blueberries. I can honestly say I have never had a Voyageur Crew as obsessed with blueberries as this year’s. In fact, I can barely think …
Allright Already!
I wish I could quit ranting and raving about this incredible weather we’ve been experiencing on the Gunflint Trail but I just can’t. It has been absolutely wonderful the entire month of September and this week’s forecast looks just as good. …
Fall? I don’t think so…
The calendar says fall is coming soon, the 22nd to be exact. The thermometer has not been reflecting the upcoming season change. Yesterday the high temperature was 82 degrees on the Gunflint Trail! This week’s forecast calls for more …
Better to be in the Boundary Waters
Soccer games, volleyball practice, PTA open house, birthday parties and more for me last week. Paddling and camping in the BWCA for Mike. If I had a choice I would have definitely chosen the Boundary Waters over the real world, unfortunately …