Hopefully you are all still sticking to your New Year’s Resolution to do your part in living a greener life.  While no one can be expected to be perfect everyone can make small changes that will equal big differences …

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     Companies are continually coming out with new products for camping and the great outdoors.  I am usually pretty up to date on whatever is "new" on the market, but I had never heard of a Thermette Cooking Stove.  I guess …

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     I always get great gifts for my birthday and Christmas and this year was no exception.  Mike and the kids gave me a free cross-country skiing adventure.  It is truly a gift because it is usually one of the …

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     The wilderness is calling your name.  The solitude of a backcountry campsite beckons you.  The fish in the crystal clear waters tease and dare you to catch them.  The portages are waiting to challenge your mind and muscles.  Now …

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     Lake Trout fishing on the Gunflint Trail is now open.  It’s easy to get confused with the fishing regulations up here because of the special regulations with the Boundary Waters and Canadian lakes.       Trout fishing within the Boundary …

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     Adding to the excitement of this year’s Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is not only the fact we have adopted a dog that will be running in this year’s race but also have developed a partnership with Pink Paddles and Black …

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     I had never given much thought to how a tiny bird could survive the extremely cold temperatures of the Gunflint Trail.  I often see Black Capped Chickadees feeding all day long at our feeders but I never wondered where they went …

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     They say you learn something new every day and I know I sure do.  When the kids get home from school we sit down and go through their backpacks to see what sort of homework or paperwork they did …

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     There’s an ongoing argument as to whether the warmer weather we are experiencing this winter is from El Nino or if it is from the effects of Global Warming.  I’m not sure what I believe but I do believe the …

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     What are you doing at the end of this month?  I know where I will be on January 28th; in Duluth to see the start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.  The annual race begins at the Ordean Middle …

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