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... READ MORE >
