There’s a heat wave hitting the Midwest, but so far here in Ely it has been cool and we’ve gotten about an inch or so more rain. Today is alternating…
I had always dreamed of living somewhere close to water. Close to lakes, to be precise because I grew up near the Rock River in Oregon, Illinois. Back home I…
What a difference a day makes. Yeah, we know, this is just a diary how the days are going up here while April turns its pages. If this weren’t happening…
A few days later and the recent snow is melted away. Of course the forecast hasn’t changed, today the rain is falling and deteriorating the determined piles of snow that…
The sun comes out early these days, and with it, magic. The warblers and songbirds and ravens begin their choruses about 4:30 a.m. leading up to the explosion of light…
Hello Canoe Trippers, From Ely Minnesota We get away most summers, Nancy and I, in August and September to the Quetico. Along with a bunch of day trips to the…
Simple Places by Jeffrey Hancock My head screamed in pain at camp. It had been a long and demanding previous three days as I wrapped up work, prepared to leave,…
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Guest Blog by Cara Berzins Ladies, no matter what hats we wear and titles we carry, I suspect that there are some core things we all…