A Little More Like November
Today the weather on the Gunflint Trail was a little more November like. After experiencing temperatures up into the 70’s and 60’s this past week it finally cooled down a little bit. The high for the day was only 42 …
17 and 41 on 11 10
My daughter happens to share her birthday with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Abby was born on November 10th, 1999 and the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10th, 1975. That means this year Abby turned 17 years old and …
Body Recovered in BWCA Today
It’s not how you want the story to end. You always hold out hope until a body is recovered. Today around 5pm the body of Michael Hickey was found in about 80 feet of water in Pine Lake. Pine Lake …
Missing in the BWCA
Someone was taking advantage of the beautiful weather and paddling this past weekend. I’m guessing that someone didn’t have a life vest on or he may have made it home. There’s a 59-year-old man from Duluth, MN who didn’t come …
Quetico Park Flowers
The flowers have finished blooming for the year but thankfully I have photos to remind me of their beauty. These photos were taken on a Quetico Park canoe trip a few years back.
Seventies and Sunny on the Gunflint
It’s unlike any deer opener I can remember. Temperatures in the seventies, sunshine and barely a breeze on the Gunflint Trail. What an unusual November weekend. Oh how nice it would have been to be camping in the BWCA this …
Paddling & Camping in the BWCA is my Passion
What makes you happy when you talk about it or think about it? That’s one way to determine what you are passionate about. It’s absolutely gorgeous outside today with the sun shining brightly and warmly. It makes me wish I …
Warm Memories
These warm days remind me of warmer days and memories of summer blueberry picking. Thankfully I have the blueberries in my freezer as a constant reminder of warmth and companionship.
Hovland Dock
A few weeks ago I went for a drive and found myself at the Hovland Dock. It’s a picturesque place.
November?
Today it was 57 degrees and sunny on the Gunflint Trail. The grass is still green thanks to the rains we’ve had and it felt more like a warm spring day than a November day. It’s hard to believe it’s …