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…
It feels like Winter used to feel like in the Northwoods when it would hang about in Ely waiting in the wings, waiting to catch us off guard. We have…
On Friday afternoon the sun left Ely for more southern climes I guess. The clouds rolled in and the wind picked up. Shagawa Lake has become, over the years, the…
Spring Hike Ely, Minnesota
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020
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Getting Outside, Video
Ely, ely Minnesota, hike, hiking, kawishiwi falls, Spring
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When we left the house on Sunday it was to go on a hike together, to get into the woods for a brief time. Although we’ve been out for walks,…
At the beginning of the week (Easter Sunday and Monday, 04/22) we followed open water in search of ice out, in search of Spring. Winter isn’t quite ready to relinquish…
Poem: April Ice
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
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By: boundarywaterscatalogblog
Poetry, Travelogues
ice, poetry, Spring, tim stouffer, winter
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April Ice Birch trees rise from the cliffs, tenuous in their grip on granite bluff and marginally layered soil, like teeth in a crooked, gapped and laughing smile. Against the…
Trip Journal: Day Hike on the Bass Lake Trail, April 6th, 2019 While the streets and sidewalks of downtown Ely are void of snow, there’s still snow cover in the…