Donald M. Hewitt, 89, of Grand Marais, died in the hospital in Grand Marais on July 11, 2010. Born March 22, 1921 in Albert Lea to Arthur and Hazel Hewitt, he graduated from SLHS in 1938 and began college at Albert Lea Junior College. During those Depression years, he was unable to obtain the $50 required to attend his second […]
More than just a field
Early Tuesday morning just before 5:00 a.m. I was at the football field with several bags of weed and feed and a rotary spreader. Thegrass was fresh with dew and I wanted to make sure I was completely finished while the grass was still wet. It may seem like something very mundane to many of you, but to past, present, […]
Staring at Bobbers
The fishing has really picked up since last week on Saganaga and the walleyes are being found on most rock piles. I like to slip bobber fish in these spots—when the wind allows it—because many of them are very small places and you get a lot more time in the strike zone. Leeches work just fine under a bobber and […]
Where are the fish biting?
John at Buck’s Hardware has been getting good reports from anglers this week. McFarland, East Bearskin, Sawbill, and Saganaga lakes have been good for walleye. On McFarland Lake they are being caught in 17 -20 feet of water using jig and minnows or leeches. On East Bearskin fishermen have been catching walleye in 15 feet of water, drifting leeches or […]
