This season’s Cherry Tigers came to Grand Marais last Thursday sporting a 2-4 at home record and a 7-2 road game record which didn’t bode well for the Vikings. “We played right with Cherry the first ten minutes of the game,” said Head Coach Andy Feddema. “Give a lot of credit to Cherry, they are talented and shoot the ball […]
Thompson skis 40th Birkie and raises funds for good causes
Paul Thompson (age 72) skied his 40th Birkie (American Birkebeiner Ski Marathon) on February 27. After years of trekking to Hayward, Wisconsin, this year (due to COVID-19), the Birkie offered a virtual option. So, Paul, his wife Mindy Ahler and friend Mark Bloomquist went to Golden Eagle Lodge on the Gunflint Trail to ski their 44 km. Thompson left the […]
Vikings fall to Moose Lake/Willow River
The Vikings gave it their all but, on this night, they were no match for the Moose Lake/Willow River (MLWR) basketball team, falling 78-56. On Friday, March 12, in the Pam Taylor gymnasium at Cook County High School in front of a sparse mask-wearing COVID-19 crowd, a fast-paced basketball game took place, which featured a lot of skill from both […]
High cliffs and great walk walls
The plague of polio has been a part of my life only two iota, and in my life as an outdoorsman only one. The Brule River is a difficult river to fish. It is a powerful river, sucking water from its watershed of scores of miles in length and some hundreds of square miles in breadth. Downstream of the Still […]
Beware the Ice of March
Before I step out the front door, my feet automatically slip into my Icebugs. What are Icebugs? They are studded winter boots. I’m a total fan, but I learned about them the hard way. This March, I’m celebrating the one-year anniversary of “My Big Fall.” My big fall came during the year 2020, when many people weren’t happy. Lockdowns, masks, […]
A White Problem
Reading Eddie Glaude, Jr.’s Begin Again provokes thought about what we need to do here in the Arrowhead, far away from both the Deep South and big-city issues. A graduate of historically Black Morehouse College, Temple, and Princeton, he now teaches at Princeton. You have seen him if you ever watch MSNBC. Glaude’s recent book looks at the life, writings, […]
Time well spent: What is a Genius Hour?
Could you imagine a classroom where for an hour each week every student could individually pursue their passion and work on a project that matters to them? Genius Hour is that 60 minutes and is a modern educational trend that allows time to explore creativity and dive deep into a topic that a student is curious to learn more about. […]
Ice deteriorating quickly with recent warm weather
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urges people to be extremely cautious on and around the ice, as recent warm weather has deteriorated ice conditions across the state. Some lakes already have large areas of open water and there have been reports of vehicles breaking through. Ice thickness varies widely across the state. In some places south of the Twin […]
The Autistic Outdoorsman
If you search the words, Autistic Outdoorsman on the popular YouTube website, you will find several videos telling the story of a local personality with a fascinating history. A key piece to the puzzle of this person’s life came less than two years ago in the form of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Autistim is a developmental disorder that […]
Perform burn-free brush cleanup to prevent spring wildfires
Drought conditions across Minnesota have created the potential for an active and damaging spring wildfire season. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources urges woodland landowners and homeowners to help prevent wildfires by using burn-free options for spring brush and yard cleanup. One of the drier areas of the state is the northwest. There, Ben Lang, DNR Forestry assistant supervisor in […]