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Stone Harbor Now Open
Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply, located at 20 E 1st St in Grand Marais, opened its doors Monday, June 14. Stone Harbor is a unique addition to the area because it’s not just a store or outfitter – it’s both, and it’s staffed with experts in everything from canoeing to fly fishing, rock climbing and more.
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Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply, located at 20 E 1st St in Grand Marais, opened its doors Monday, June 14. Stone Harbor is a unique addition to the area because it’s not just a store or outfitter – it’s both, and it’s staffed with experts in everything from canoeing to fly fishing, rock climbing and more.
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Around Superior …in Homemade Kayaks
Lucas Will and Greg Petry are spending the summer paddling over 1,200 miles around the outer shoreline of Lake Superior. They will spend up to three months on this human powered expedition in nylon skinned, wooden framed sea kayaks which they built from scratch. The two will also be filming their entire journey for a feature adventure documentary following their circumnavigation. They have titled the project “Superior Dream.”
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Lucas Will and Greg Petry are spending the summer paddling over 1,200 miles around the outer shoreline of Lake Superior. They will spend up to three months on this human powered expedition in nylon skinned, wooden framed sea kayaks which they built from scratch. The two will also be filming their entire journey for a feature adventure documentary following their circumnavigation. They have titled the project “Superior Dream.”
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DNR Sprays Herbicides
Herbicides will be applied to approximately 469 acres of state land in the Two Harbors area until Sept. 7 in an effort to control vegetation and help establish new forests. All sites treated with herbicides will be signed.
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Herbicides will be applied to approximately 469 acres of state land in the Two Harbors area until Sept. 7 in an effort to control vegetation and help establish new forests. All sites treated with herbicides will be signed.
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Have Fun and Learn
This summer, the Superior National Forest and partners are offering several free, fun and interactive opportunities for visitors to learn about resources and programs on the Superior National Forest.
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This summer, the Superior National Forest and partners are offering several free, fun and interactive opportunities for visitors to learn about resources and programs on the Superior National Forest.
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Lake Superior Day
Some Lake Superior communities hold activities or events to celebrate Lake Superior Day, which is Sunday, July 18. Lake Superior Day was started in the early 1990s and is promoted by the Lake Superior Binational Forum to highlight the special connections people have to this unique world treasure. Anyone can hold activities or events that celebrate life on the lake. This year the theme is “Let’s Go Fly a Kite!” to symbolize clean energy sources such as wind power.
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Some Lake Superior communities hold activities or events to celebrate Lake Superior Day, which is Sunday, July 18. Lake Superior Day was started in the early 1990s and is promoted by the Lake Superior Binational Forum to highlight the special connections people have to this unique world treasure. Anyone can hold activities or events that celebrate life on the lake. This year the theme is “Let’s Go Fly a Kite!” to symbolize clean energy sources such as wind power.
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Chik-Wauk and Nature Center to Open
After years of planning and work, the Gunflint Trail Historical Society will hold a grand opening for the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center on July 4.
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After years of planning and work, the Gunflint Trail Historical Society will hold a grand opening for the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center on July 4.
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It is a year for highway construction in Duluth and along the North Shore. The biggest project is the rebuilding of I-35 through Duluth. Called the Mega Project, the $66.8 million undertaking will rebuild the freeway (including bridges) from Boundary Avenue to Mesaba Avenue and do major repair work on the pavement through downtown Duluth from Mesaba Avenue to 26th Ave. East.
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The USDA Forest Service recognized three local pilots with a national aviation safety award May 18 at the Forest Service seaplane base located on Shagawa Lake in Ely. Wayne Erickson, Dean Lee, and Patrick Loe were honored for completing a combined total of more than 21,000 hours of accident-free flying in agency service.
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Coastal Program Awards $500,000
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program has awarded $502,041 in grants for 13 projects that protect and preserve the coastal resources of Lake Superior.
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Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program has awarded $502,041 in grants for 13 projects that protect and preserve the coastal resources of Lake Superior.
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Volunteers Needed to Count Loons
The Minnesota Loon Monitoring Program is seeking volunteers to count loons on certain lakes. Volunteers must visit the lake between July 2-12 and count all the loons observed, both adults and chicks.
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The Minnesota Loon Monitoring Program is seeking volunteers to count loons on certain lakes. Volunteers must visit the lake between July 2-12 and count all the loons observed, both adults and chicks.
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The chances are slim, but if you are boating on Lake Superior this summer and come across a six-foot-long, yellow, torpedo-shaped device floating in the water, don’t worry. It’s not a weapon; it’s an instrument of science.
The device, called a Webb Electric Glider in formal circles and Gitchigami by its friends, is helping scientists to better understand the lake by collecting data. It belongs to the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory (LLO). The glider measures water temperatures and conductivity. The glider’s keeper, assistant professor Jay Austin, has his phone number imprinted on the glider, just in case anyone stumbles upon it and has questions.
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They’re, “larger than life characters” and “members of logging families who go back to a time” when the region was settled. They spend their days “among the towering trees and powerful machines.” They work in “relentless weather,” “working every day to retrieve the timber with which we build our country.”
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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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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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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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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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Canoe the Heart of the Continent Centennial Canoe Voyage
Starting June 30, a group of canoeists will set out on a 350-mile canoe expedition to celebrate the centennials of Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park and Minnesota’s Superior National Forest.
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Starting June 30, a group of canoeists will set out on a 350-mile canoe expedition to celebrate the centennials of Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park and Minnesota’s Superior National Forest.
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