Snowing and Blowing
It’s been cold and windy the past few days and today it snowed. Thankfully it didn’t stick to the ground but it was depressing just the same. The rain we received along with the wind made some of the ice …
Tag: Minnesota
Wildfire Prevention Week on the Gunflint Trail
I think this should be longer than a week personally, but I guess having it at the beginning of the season helps us to keep it in the front of our mind throughout the summer. The trees have not budded …
Morel Mushroom Hunting
I love to spend time looking for treasures. Whether I’m on a beach looking for shells, scouring a lake shore for agates, digging in an abandoned dump for old glass bottles or searching for blueberries it doesn’t seem to matter …
DNR Approves PolyMet Mine Plan
The Minnesota DNR approved the final environmental review for PolyMet Mine in Northern Minnesota. I find it incredulous the DNR believes PolyMet will do no harm to the environment. The DNR is supposed to protect our natural resources but they …
When it’s Time to Change
Am I the only person who gets depressed when it comes to our disappearing winter? Check out this map that shows just how little snow is left in Minnesota right now. It’s enough to make a winter lover like me …
Moose Population on the Gunflint Trail
Not too many years ago we would see a minimum of 4-5 moose on a trip to Grand Marais from the end of the Gunflint Trail. Our maximum number of moose sighted was 17 in one trip. This weekend while …
Thank you Minnesota Conservation Corps
We are incredibly lucky to have the Minnesota Conservation Corps working in our state. They do a ton of work and we often see them or their vehicles parked at various trail heads in our neck of the woods. No …
Ham Run Makes the Top 50 List
What an honor to have the Ham Run Half-Marathon on the Gunflint Trail recognized as “the” race in Minnesota. It was recently named as one of the 50 Best Races in America! Congratulations Cook County YMCA. If you haven’t ran …
Oh Deer
It’s getting closer. It is the Minnesota deer hunting opener. It isn’t until November but that is soon enough to start dragging out boxes of hunting gear. My rule is fishing stuff needs to be put away before hunting stuff …
Wolves Doing Fine in Minnesota
According to a recent release by the Minnesota DNR the wolf population in Minnesota is good. I’m not sure everyone would be in agreement but here is the report. DNR NEWS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 10, 2015 Minnesota’s wolf …