They Don’t Understand
Kids these days… They just don’t understand those old sayings like, "Let sleeping Dogs Lie." Photos courtesy of Abby. No animals were harmed during this film shoot.
It’s Time
Technically it is past time but I’ve been putting it off. Or not putting it on, whatever way you want to say it. I’ve been putting off putting on my long johns and it’s time. November was actually …
The Boundary Water’s Gets a New Look
Don’t worry, it’s not the Boundary Waters itself, just the reservation website! Forest Service announces new reservation system and 2009 BWCAW PERMIT LOTTERY Beginning December 1, 2008 applications will be accepted for the 2009 lottery for Boundary Waters Canoe …
Brokeback Gunflint
Another deer hunting season is over and for the 2nd year in a row there’s no deer in our freezer. Not that I mind because I really don’t like the taste of venison even though people say it tastes …
Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway
Thank you Gunflint Trail resident and Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway member Jim Raml! Thanks to Jim the Gunflint Trail will receive $240,000 from the Federal Highway Administration under the National Scenic Byways Program. This money will be used for …
Ham Lake Fire Trial
I don’t understand the court system. I guess I don’t understand anything about the trial process either. And the thing about being innocent until proven guilty even if you were caught red handed and you know you are guilty? …
Happy Thanksgiving Day
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving from the end of the Gunflint Trail… Giving Thanks For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped, For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped, For …
Whose is that?
I think I have mentioned this before but I’ll tell you again; I love to look at tracks in the fresh fallen snow. I can usually tell the difference between moose and deer and I know what a rabbit …
Now You See It
On my walk yesterday morning I was amazed by what I saw. When I looked out toward Gull Lake I was in awe at the smoothness of the newly formed ice. It was black and sleek with not a bump to …
If Silence is Golden
If silence is golden then I’m not sure what to call the sound of ice being formed. It is a rare and magical sound that mesmerizes you almost like you are being frozen too. This morning the air …