Countdown to Mush
The Mush for a Cure Fun Run is just five short days away. There are over 20 teams registered and more are expected to sign up or show up next Saturday. Participants have been busy raising money for the …
Let’s Play Hockey
This is it, the last hockey game of the season for the kids. It seems hard to believe they have been at this rigorous schedule of hockey practices and jamborees since November. When we first got the schedules for …
Canoecopia
Once again it is that time of the year when all of the outdoor recreation enthusiasts in Wisconsin flock to Madison. Canoecopia is taking over the Alliant Energy Center from March 7-10th. If you are in the area then I …
Camping Capers
When Mike went out winter camping with a canvas tent and wood stove two of his friends went out to camp with some higher tech winter camping equipment. Good sleeping bags, whisper light cook stove, nice clothes and a lightweight …
Bye-Bye Bear
Some things that come across my email inbox I feel the need to share. This is one of those things. Of course this can’t be verified but the description said they were attempting to re-locate the bear and …
More Moose?
The number of moose counted in the northeastern Minnesota aerial moose survey increased by one thousand from last year but the DNR says the trend still shows a decline in the moose population. When the margin of error and new methods of tracking …
Survivors
With all of the talk about Mush for a Cure I bet you thought this blog entry would be about breast cancer survivors. Well it isn’t, it’s about the winter camper kind of survivors. A writer friend …
Monday Morning
Winter Tracks has officially ended for another year. What a great festival it was. The weather couldn’t have been better and everyone had a wonderful time. Now the focus will move on to the next Gunflint Trail event happening …
Fish Have What?
They say you learn something new every day and here’s what I learned from the Minnesota DNR. Q: Humans and fish are similar in that they rely on the senses of taste, smell, sight, hear and touch to live …
Monument Portage on Snowshoes
I took everyone’s advice and spent some down time on Thursday. I had the opportunity to go for a dogsled ride into the Boundary Waters and instead of staying back to answer the phone or email I went for …