It seems to rain about every other day on the Gunflint Trail this spring, creating high water situations on many lakes and streams. Saganaga Lake is slightly higher than normal and the rivers that feed it are running hard. The adventurous anglers who have been braving the rapids into North Lake from Little North are fighting high, fast-moving water that... READ MORE >
Heavy rainstorms this week could not have been more welcome. The forest turned green which reduced the fire danger, and the walleyes were biting. Heavy soakers without lightning are great for early season green-up, and the cold temperatures that came with the storms zapped those pesky black flies. Spring is in bloom, and it is a great time to be... READ MORE >
Memorial weekend, the first holiday of the season, and we are already facing dangerously dry conditions and enough wind to make everyone a little nervous about the potential for a wildfire. We are expecting a few days of rainfall this week, with a slight chance of lightning storms that should help the green-up process. The forest is on the brink... READ MORE >
If you caught fish on opening weekend, then you earned them! Saturday morning I woke to snow falling with a temperature of 26 degrees and thought, “These guys are going to cancel.” But I was wrong. We pushed the snow-covered boats off of the trailers and ran north into the wind that was already blowing 15-20 mph, in search of... READ MORE >
The Minnesota fishing opener is this coming weekend and so far, everything seems to be happening on schedule. Walleyes have finished spawning, trees are beginning to bud, animals are playing, and the peepers are singing in the swamps, a normal spring—other than the lack of rain. Fire danger has been extreme this week with overnight humidity being the only saving... READ MORE >
It has been a beautiful week on the Gunflint Trail with plenty of sunshine, and just enough rain to turn the grass green. The birch and aspen trees are beginning to bud as the forest absorbs the remaining moisture left by the winter season. We discovered there is still a trace of snow lingering in the shadows of the trees,... READ MORE >
The powerful wind and sunshine this week took care of the remaining snow and ice, as we enter the next season. The big part of Saganaga Lake might still have an iceberg floating around, but the visible part of Gunflint and Seagull are wide-open and ready for the types of toys that float. This winter was unique in that we... READ MORE >
The only pitfall to the first weekend of beautiful spring weather, is the annual responsibility of removing an entire winter’s worth of excess stuff from our home, while cleaning areas that only get attention once a year. The brighter side of this annual commitment, at least this year, is that we have a few more weeks to have some outdoor... READ MORE >
It was hard not to be disappointed while driving through snow in Duluth on our journey home from Florida this week. Sunshine and 80-degree weather was just what the family needed to forget about winter for a couple of weeks. We spent the majority of our time either pool-side or ocean-side, while the kids practiced snorkeling, and playing in the... READ MORE >
While many people are returning north, we are heading south. April might seem a little late in the season for a Florida vacation, but it is hard to leave the Gunflint Trail while there is still snow on the ground, especially when plowing snow is one of my numerous jobs. We are ready for a break from winter and April... READ MORE >
