Lake Trout Fishing
I finally got to go Lake Trout fishing this past week. We decided to explore some areas where we had never been and got lucky enough to find some fish there. We started out early in the morning on snowmobiles, …
Tracks on the Gunflint Trail
Along with the tracks I like to leave in fresh snow are the tracks of all of the wilderness critters who live up here. It is always fun to drive the Gunflint Trail after a fresh snow and see where …
Snow Art
I recently read about a winter road being similar to a painter’s canvas. Right after a snow, before any tracks are made the road is blank, like an unpainted piece of canvas. Although I am not an artist I am …
Mild March
March has certainly come in like a lamb, does that mean it will go out like a lion? I can never remember how that saying goes. We have experienced mild temperatures so far this month and this week has been …
Gunflint Trail Daylight
The days just keep getting longer on the Gunflint Trail. There are hardly any stars left in the sky when I take Abby out to the bus in the mornings. Twilight is around 6:05 AM with the sun rising around …
Trail Babies
There have been a number of babies born this year to people associated with the Gunflint Trail and me. On January 17th my good friend Karla had a baby girl named Katherine. Karla and her husband Tim operate the Gunflint …
Quetico Tour
Are you looking for a new way to tour the Quetico Park? You can join fellow cross-country skiers in the 5th Annual Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on March 18th. The Beaten Path Nordic Club from Atikokan, Ontario has another great …
Wear It
Even though we aren’t paddling up here this time of the year there are other people paddling in other places. This past week there were a number of deaths that may have been prevented had the paddlers been wearing their …
Lynx on the Trail
There have been quite a few Lynx sightings lately on the Gunflint Trail. A friend of ours took this photo of a Lynx sunning itself in their driveway the other day. It has been seen frequently around their house and …
Gypsy Moth
A recent letter from our County Commissioner informed us the Gypsy Moth is in Cook County. The Gypsy Moth is similar to the Forest Tent Caterpillar in how it can defoliate trees in a forest leaving them in a weakened state …