The fishing opener is almost here! Are you ready? We sure hope so. SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST CONDITIONS GOOD FOR FISHING OPENER May 11, 2016, Duluth, MN – Conditions across the Superior National Forest are encouraging for the official opening of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …