The first day of school is a big day for any student, especially when it is also their first day riding the bus.
It is hard for me to believe that my little girl is going to kindergarten full time, and being shuttled there by the school bus from our Gunflint Trail home. Time really does fly by. It is a long bus ride for little kids, but she has plenty of experience riding in vehicles and is very excited to start school.
Labor Day weekend, or Holiday #3, of the summer season was as busy as anyone would have expected with campers paddling the B-Dub, and cabin goers enjoying the final three-day weekend of summer. The holiday weather was nice enough, but the rest of the week is looking very wet with possible thunderstorms and wild winds.
Any vacationers lucky enough to get an early jump on the weekend might have seen the Northern Light display early Thursday evening. It has been awhile since I have seen the Northern Lights, possibly because my night-life now consists of sleeping, and even longer since I have seen them in full force.
We decided to light off the leftover Fourth of July sparklers for a little after dinner entertainment when someone noticed the green mist on the horizon, within minutes the sky began dancing with streaks of green, and yellow. My family and two of our friends stood gasping at the enormous display of lights that stretched so far across the sky, we were actually facing south for a while. I have seen the Northern Lights many times in the past, but this night was spectacular.
Our timing was accidentally perfect since the show only lasted 15 minutes before turning back into a green mist on the horizon. If we had gone outside any sooner, or later, we would have missed the show that is now a memory of an amazing experience shared by my family and friends. The kids’ attention returned to the sparkler fountains that had been set up and ready to light, but the artificial light show of exploding gunpowder could not compete with what we had all just seen in the sky.
Cory Christianson has worked as a fishing guide on the Gunflint Trail since 2000. If you have any fishing or wildlife reports or stories to share, send an email to:christiansoncory@hotmail.com or call 218- 388-0315. You can also visit Cory’s website at Gunflintfishingguide.com.
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