Trophy Fishing on the Gunflint Trail
Everyone’s idea of a trophy is a little bit different. My trophy is just under 50" while Mike Olmstead’s was 44.5". We had the opportunity to compare the two on our dock recently. The following is a wrap up …
Vacation or Staycation at Voyageur
Make some plans to visit Voyageur this summer. The Gunflint Trail is a great place to vacation and we have room for you to stay at Voyageur. There’s plenty to do and see at the end of the Gunflint …
Polar Plunge BWCA Style
Most people do the polar plunge while there’s still ice on the lakes. Although the lakes are liquid it’s a very cold liquid and I haven’t been in to swim yet, not even with my wetsuit on. My brave …
Enjoy the BWCA During Great Outdoors Month
President Barack Obama declared June 2009 Great Outdoors Month and wants Americans to spend more time outside. He’s encouraging folks to participate in events recognizing this designation. This sounds like a great idea to me since we already invite …
Gunflint Trail for National Trail’s Day
Each year on June 6th the American Hiking Association celebrates National Trail’s Day. I wasn’t able to take a hike yesterday because Josh had friends over a day early for his birthday. I decided to take them fishing because …
Please Donate to the Search
I have started a website for people who want to donate money to the search for my head. It seems to have disappeared and I’m not quite sure where it is. It was last seen on my shoulders around …
Boundary Water Levels
The discussion of water levels isn’t heard too often in regard to the lakes of the canoe country. It’s all outfitters and liveries located on rivers talk about. Some weekends the water level is too high to float a …
Take a Kid Fishing
It’s Minnesota’s Annual Take a Kid Fishing Weekend this weekend. Adults who accompany a child fishing this weekend can fish for free, what a deal. I think anytime an adult takes a kid fishing they should be able …
BWCA, Quetico, Minnesota, Canada- It’s all the Same
When there’s water and woods everywhere you look it can be a little confusing. The sky is up, the ground and water are down and when you’re in the middle of a lake in a canoe there’s water all …
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Canoe Outfitting and More
It seems no matter what month it is we are always busy. Oviously there are varying degrees of busy and I have no clue what I did before I had kids that I thought I was busy then. June …