Crayfish Boil
We had a fun time pretending we were in the bayou yesterday. It was a gorgeous sunny day and the kids were happy to be outside. They swam, went fishing and spent the majority of the day catching …
Beware of Dangerous Hitchhikers
In an effort to warn water enthusiasts about the dangers that lurk below Governor Pawlenty has named June 23-30th Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers Week. This is an effort to increase awareness of invasive species that can be unknowingly transported by anglers and …
The Longest Day
The fist day of summer is finally here! The longest day of the year, the summer solstice, and June 21st, 2007 is the first official day of summer. It always seems strange to me that summer doesn’t begin until …
Windy Weather
I know the wind is good for something, now if I can just remember what… It was so windy yesterday and it just didn’t want to let up. There was steady 10-20 mile per hour winds with gusts up …
Eagle Rock
There’s a place in the Saganaga Narrows where I love to go, I call it Eagle Rock. I named it this because 9 out of 10 times when I go through there an eagle sits at the top of a …
Going “Out” for Dinner
One of the best things about living at the end of the Gunflint Trail is our opportunity to go "out" for dinner. Our great location on the Seagull River allows us to paddle south to Gull Lake and …
Wilderness Classroom
Some of you readers may remember entries in my blog about the Wilderness Classroom Organization. They take various wilderness expeditions and classrooms around the world follow along on the internet. One of the trips was the kayak circumnavigation of Lake …
Have You Paddled with your Kid Today?
As an owner of a canoe outfitting business I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the statement, “We’re planning to bring our kids up to paddle when they get older.” To this I usually respond, …
More Fishing Fun
Monday was the first day of the first full week of summer vacation and the first day of Vacation Bible School. I have been criticized for trying to do too much in too little of time and that was …
Gull Lake Fire
Of course someone had to re-name the, "I Smell Smoke Fire" to the Gull Lake Fire. Go figure. How original. I would be more upset about them not choosing my name for it had it been bigger and more newsworthy, but …