Coming Out of My RV Closet



“There it is!” I pointed to the sign. We turned down the driveway of the R Campground in Charles City, Iowa. I was about to spend my first night in an RV park and had no idea whether I’d like it or not. Would we be parked next to a Cousin Eddie straight out of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation? Would […]

Predator and prey



We live in a world that does not always seem fair. The poor walleyes are struggling to spawn in a trickle of a river while being attacked overhead by bald eagles. Therocky shorelines of the Seagull River are littered with the remains of “would be spawning” walleyes, and painted with eagle droppings. It is easy to take for granted how […]

Community Calendar



Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meetings. Potluck at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:30). Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, […]

West End Calendar



Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/13tfn Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 4-17tfn Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. […]

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