Camping with Wheels: The Advantages of using an RV
By Lee Boyt If you want mobility and creature comforts in the great outdoors you can’t beat an RV, especially if you have kids. Bunks,...
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Super Summits: Hikes with Spectacular Views
Hike your way to the top of a Northwoods summit for an adventure this summer or fall. There are many hikes to choose from for all...
The Business of Climbing Rocks
I wasn’t sure where to put my left hand. For the first time since that awkward homecoming dance during my freshman year of high school—an...
A Gift of the Past: Donation of artifacts spans 9,000 years
by Shawn Perich
In a climate-controlled basement vault beneath the Grand Portage National Monument visitor center lies 10,000 years of human history. Cataloged and filed in sterile metal...
Following the Voyageurs through the Fur Trade
The canoe is heavy and the bale is full of goods to sell. The trail is long, but paddling the river would be nearly impossible....
What’s Under that Rock? A Hidden Gem
It happens to even the most seasoned hikers and explorers: you get stuck in a rut. Thankfully, it’s not typically a literal rut; it’s the...
A Quiet Celebration of Summer
by Shawn Perich
When we reach July, summer is already beginning to slip away, even though it has just begun. We’ve passed the Summer Solstice, marking the longest...
Paddling the Turtle River
At the turn of the 20th century, an eccentric hermit named James Alexander “Jimmy” McQuat built this log home on the shore of White Otter...