Earth Day~ Green Up and Ham
Not to be confused with Green Eggs and Ham is the Gunflint Green Up and the Ham Run on the Gunflint Trail this May 1-3rd. The theme is green with people planting trees, trees sprouting new leaves and the environmentally …
Real People, Real Adventures
There are some great places to paddle out there if you have the time and money. You could paddle for months at a stretch if you really wanted to. It would take more than time and money though, it would also take …
Live Like a Kid
I love to spend time with my kids. It’s so interesting to see life from their point of view. They know how to have fun and they are so carefree. The other day when we were walking home from the bus stop …
Wildfire Prevention Week
I personally think every week should be wildfire prevention week but I guess I’ll just have to settle for one week. That one week is April 19-25th in Minnesota, Michigan, Manitoba, Wisconsin and Ontario. Fire Prevention Week set for …
For the Birds
I love to watch birds at my feeder. I just didn’t realize it was going to add another thing to clean to my cleaning list. It makes sense however so I may as well get the cleaning supplies out …
Ham Fun
What do I get for participating in the 2nd Annual Ham Run Half Marathon or 5k Fun Run? Maybe it’s a nice T-shirt, a free bottle of water or perhaps the satisfaction of being physically active. We all have our reasons …
Quetico Park Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario’s oldest and largest park is celebrating its 100 Year Anniversary as a wilderness. To celebrate this anniversary there will be a Centennial Canoe Voyage beginning in Atikokan, Ontario on the 1st of July. A …
No Disrespect
I really don’t mean to be disrespectful and I really tried not to write anything about this but I just had to. Mr. Oberstar has done many good things for Northeastern Minnesota that we are grateful for including this …
Listen Up
While there is still ice on the lakes in Northern Minnesota you may not be able to go canoeing but there’s nothing stopping you from listening to stories about canoeing. While the couple speaking is far from Garrison Keillor they are …
The Spawn is Not On
This time of year usually marks the walleye spawn in the Seagull River. We’re able to head down to the rapids and see big walleye early on laying their eggs and then tons of smaller walleye afterwards. Due to …