Susan Schurke, founder of Wintergreen Northern Wear, laughs as she tells a story about a winter camping trip she led.
Explore the Northern Wilds
By Elle Avon A
This unusual “hunting” book is for the single girl with a sense of humor. The author adapts the rules of deer hunting to dating so women can capture the perfect buck. Included is such pithy advce as “Never hunt with a posse: It’s no fun sharing the kill.” While the author hunts the “urban forest” of New York City, there is even section devoted to the “Outdoory Buck.” Bucks everywhere, beware! —Shawn Perich
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ON ICE - Northern Wilds' Guide to Great Winter Fishing
Many anglers enjoy ice fishing as much or more than open water angling. From first ice through breakup, a wealth of ice-fishing opportunities are available across the Northern Wilds. The following guide highlights the region’s best ice-fishing hotspots.
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Many anglers enjoy ice fishing as much or more than open water angling. From first ice through breakup, a wealth of ice-fishing opportunities are available across the Northern Wilds. The following guide highlights the region’s best ice-fishing hotspots.
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Silver Bay’s Hidden Outdoors
North Shore visitors may think of Silver Bay as a “drive through” community, but a recent conference shed light on the many outdoor activities available there. Three of Minnesota’s most popular state parks—Gooseberry, Split Rock and Tettegouche—are within a stone’s throw of Silver Bay. Phil Leversedge of Tettegouche gave a presentation about park amenities.
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North Shore visitors may think of Silver Bay as a “drive through” community, but a recent conference shed light on the many outdoor activities available there. Three of Minnesota’s most popular state parks—Gooseberry, Split Rock and Tettegouche—are within a stone’s throw of Silver Bay. Phil Leversedge of Tettegouche gave a presentation about park amenities.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently received the “Large Access Outstanding Project Award” for the McQuade Public Access and Small Craft Harbor on Lake Superior. The award was presented at the annual States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Visitation Up At State Parks
Following a busy summer season during which the number of occupied campsites increased nine percent over 2008, business continues to boom at Minnesota state parks, according to the Minnesota DNR. Vehicle permit sales for September 2009 were the highest on record, with sales of annual permits up 36 percent from September 2008 and sales of daily permits up 32 percent.
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Following a busy summer season during which the number of occupied campsites increased nine percent over 2008, business continues to boom at Minnesota state parks, according to the Minnesota DNR. Vehicle permit sales for September 2009 were the highest on record, with sales of annual permits up 36 percent from September 2008 and sales of daily permits up 32 percent.
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Gunflint Trail Designated as a National Scenic Byway
The Gunflint Trail received National Scenic Byway designation on Oct. 16. Known for winding its way through the Boundary Waters Wilderness east-west corridor, the Gunflint Trail is a historic roadway, dating back to the 1800’s with origins as a footpath for Native Americans and geological surveyors. The Gunflint Trail is a paved, 57-mile long two-lane roadway, which begins at Grand Marais, Minnesota and ends at Saganaga Lake on the Canadian border.
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The Gunflint Trail received National Scenic Byway designation on Oct. 16. Known for winding its way through the Boundary Waters Wilderness east-west corridor, the Gunflint Trail is a historic roadway, dating back to the 1800’s with origins as a footpath for Native Americans and geological surveyors. The Gunflint Trail is a paved, 57-mile long two-lane roadway, which begins at Grand Marais, Minnesota and ends at Saganaga Lake on the Canadian border.
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On a snowy afternoon in mid-January, 50 8th graders pile off a charter bus, ready to spend the next four hours exploring a variety of winter activities at Positive Energy Outdoor (ed)Ventures, a not-for-profit organization I co-founded with my husband, Blake Cazier, in 2004.
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As we drive closer, my 5-year old daughter Grace says, “I’m faster without my poles.” My 8-year old son Sam says he’s going to try to use skate technique instead of just diagonal stride. There must be something in the air at the Boulder Lake Cross Country Ski Trails just north of Duluth. The kids turn into Nordic Evel Knievels.
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“There was a man who I thought should have been warm on this trip, but he was really cold for the first couple of days. Finally I asked him what he was wearing.”
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DNR assumes management of wolf population
Minnesota’s wolves have been removed from the federal endangered species list, allowing the Minnesota DNR to manage the state’s wolf population.
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Minnesota’s wolves have been removed from the federal endangered species list, allowing the Minnesota DNR to manage the state’s wolf population.
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The Quarry
Set in Alabaster Bay, near a gypsum quarry on the North Shore of Lake Superior, our narrator walks us through a tale of his harrowing childhood in a seemingly quiet mining town into an equally disturbing adulthood.
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Set in Alabaster Bay, near a gypsum quarry on the North Shore of Lake Superior, our narrator walks us through a tale of his harrowing childhood in a seemingly quiet mining town into an equally disturbing adulthood.
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Be Bear Wise In Ontario
Live operators are available to answer calls directed to the Bear Wise information and reporting line in Ontario during the time of year when bears are active.
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Live operators are available to answer calls directed to the Bear Wise information and reporting line in Ontario during the time of year when bears are active.
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A changing of the guard is underway at Wintergreen Northern Wear in Ely. But if you don’t notice any sweeping changes, that’s fine by new owners Curt and Becky Stacey. Curt said their goal is to maintain Wintergreen’s integral role in the community while growing the business.
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Saara’s Passage
Since surviving the terrible 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland where 1,012 lives were lost, 12-year old Saara Mäki has been plagued with one question: ‘’What is the purpose of my life?”
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Since surviving the terrible 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland where 1,012 lives were lost, 12-year old Saara Mäki has been plagued with one question: ‘’What is the purpose of my life?”
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Soudan Underground Mine State Park isn’t what most travelers expect when they think about a state park. It doesn’t offer any camping facilities, the relatively small amount (5 miles) of hiking trails are not especially challenging, and the picnic area is…well, just a picnic area. But Tower-Soudan isn’t just another state park; it is a unique piece of Minnesota’s history.
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Hungry Jack Lodge
Since their main lodge was destroyed in a fire in March of 2008, the people at Hungry Jack Lodge have been working hard to get that lodge back up and running.
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Since their main lodge was destroyed in a fire in March of 2008, the people at Hungry Jack Lodge have been working hard to get that lodge back up and running.
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Be careful when restoring an old boat – you never know where it might take you. Living in the Twin Cities, Todd Miller and his wife, Susan, learned to sail in an old sail boat they had restored. One boat led to another and soon they were sailing to Honduras and back in a modern fiberglass sloop that required they replace almost everything before she was a seaworthy craft.
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The Finland Cooperative and General Store in Finland, Minn., is a friendly place. Founded in 1913 to serve loggers and farmers, many of whom were from Finland, the co-op has a long tradition of cheerfully provisioning people with whatever they might need.
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If you’ve spent any time in Cook County, Minnesota, most likely you’ve met someone who is featured in Superior Artisans,
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