Seasons

Morning sunrise

There is nothing more wonderful than a perfect sunrise.  Wake up early, pack a nice light breakfast snack and go for a short hike.  As we enter the fall season, the days slowly start to get shorter.  The best part about days slowly getting shorter is you don’t have to wake up quite as early [...]

National Geographic Adventure, features Superior Nat’l Hiking Trail

The Superior National Hiking Trail is being featured in National Geographic’s Travel Magazine!  Check it out:
National Geographic Adventure Travel: Superior National Hiking Trail

The last few days of August

That beautiful late summer light has taken over the evenings here once again.  That soft, almost orange sunset light warms up the cool nights.  Fall is not here yet but it is lightly in the air, a reminder that it is just around the corner.

Look who was hiding across the lake

I was out for a drive and spotted this fella across a quite lake.  He let me watch him for a few minutes before moving back into the brush to hide.  Moose are such beautiful creatures!
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Great North Shore weekend activities

We are going to have another fun-filled weekend here on the North Shore.  I know we say this all the time, but it is true and why we live up here year round.  This weekend hold many activities up in Grand Portage, a beautiful 30 mile drive past Grand Marais.  This weekend is the annual [...]

Fish Pic Weekend

Fisherman’s Picnic Weekend is here!  Loon calling & cutest puppy contests, log rolling, fish toss, Clothesline ART SALE, bingo tent, pickled herring eating contest and all the fish burgers you can stand to eat!  It is an experience not to be missed.  Fireworks Saturday night and live music in the streets all day and in [...]

August already!

Wow, July flew by!  It is hard to believe that August is already here and we are almost a week into it.  Sooner than we know it, it will be September and the air will get crisper and school will begin again.  At least we have August and so far it is starting out great.  [...]