Same Place Different Year
It's strange how different a place can look from one year to another. While some places in certain climates may look relatively the same it isn't the case in Minnesota. Here are two photos taken...
View ArticleStill Snowmobiling in April
It's an interesting year in northern Minnesota when you can still snowmobile in April. Some State snowmobile trails are staying open and Saganaga is in great shape. What a winter we are having....
View ArticleMaple Syrup Time
It's a time of the year when some folks on the north shore get really busy, it's maple syrup time! DNR News Release Q: When I think of spring, I think of making maple syrup. What conditions...
View ArticleHistorical Gunflint Trail Signs Need Paint!
You can help the historical Gunflint Trail signs in Grand Marais, Minnesota receive a much needed paint job. Make a Donation at Give Minnesota today. Repairing and repainting the historic...
View ArticleThe Ice Is Out!
Three feet of ice one day and gone the next. This is the fastest ice out we've ever seen on the Gunflint Trail. It's almost unbelievable, wait, what day is it? Yep, you guessed it, April...
View ArticleCanoe Trip Food
We were talking about canoe trips the other day and the subject of food came up. Some folks like to plan elaborate meals while others prefer not to cook at all. Some people buy all specialty...
View ArticleBase Camping in the Boundary Waters
Hauling hammocks, camp chairs and tables across BWCA portages isn't something I like to do even though I love to have them when I'm camping. I like the comfort they offer and a tent you can stand...
View ArticleWhat Kind of a Canoe?
There are some people who say, "You have to have a kevlar canoe for the BWCA." While I most often paddle a kevlar canoe on my Boundary Waters Canoe Camping trips I don't think everyone has to...
View ArticleOil Spill in Arkansas?
I don't see or read much in the way of news and I just heard about an oil spill in Arkansas. At first I thought it must be an April Fool joke but when I looked into it I saw it was indeed true. I...
View ArticleSigns of Spring But Still Looks Like Winter on the Gunflint Trail
If you take a deep breath you can smell spring in the air but when you open your eyes it still looks like winter on the Gunflint Trail. Of course there are signs that spring is on the way but...
View ArticleSummer Plans for Canoeing
Have you made your camping plans for this summer yet? I've been dreaming about canoe camping in the Boundary Waters lately. In the dream it doesn't start out that I'm on a canoe trip, I'm...
View ArticleLight Reading
If you're a regular reader of my blog then you probably know I don't keep up on the news. We don't have satellite television or good bandwidth for watching news on the computer plus most of the...
View ArticleThe Things We See on the Gunflint Trail
Each day there are things happening all around us that we are totally unaware of. It's only when we stop to look that we really see. This morning after I dropped the kids off at the bus stop...
View ArticleStuck in the Muck
In yesterday's blog I told about a moose being stuck in a snowbank. What I didn't tell you was Mark said the moose looked very pregnant. That was what reminded me of the story about a kayaking...
View ArticleSnowstorms and Pussy Willows
The pussy willows on our side road have popped! The funny thing is the bush is buried beneath a big pile of snow and there is more snow on the way. Will this winter ever end? We shall see......
View ArticleApril Showers Bring May Flowers, April Snowstorms Bring May?
This winter is like the Energizer Bunny, it keeps going and going and going and going. Northeastern Minnesota has experienced another snowstorm and with it some areas have seen anywhere from 3"...
View ArticleThe Right Place at the Right Time
Some people are just plain lucky and end up in the right place at the right time. One of these people owns Gunflint Pines Resort with his wife Shari. Bob Baker spends alot of time outside, in the...
View ArticleWhat's One More Snowstorm?
Walda and Xerxes? I'm not sure when they started naming winter storms but I just learned about it this past week from a Facebook fan. I guess it's something The Weather Channel decided to do to...
View ArticleWalleye Spawn Isn't On
There are some things you can always count on and one of these is the walleye spawning in the Seagull River each spring. They normally begin to spawn in April depending upon the water temperature...
View ArticleEagles, Loons and Owls
We're seeing quite a few eagles on the shore of Lake Superior and a few on the Gunflint Trail. According to the News Herald ten years ago a record was set for the number of bald eagles seen...
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