The Duluth Rowing Club: Back to the FutureEric ChandlerAugust 3, 2015June 29, 2016 by Eric ChandlerAugust 3, 2015June 29, 2016 Scott and I were going nowhere fast. We rowed our Ergometers (or “Ergs,” in rowing slang) outside the Duluth Rowing Club (DRC) boathouse. We...
Fishing with a LegendJoe FriedrichsJuly 8, 2015June 29, 2016 by Joe FriedrichsJuly 8, 2015June 29, 2016 When the arrangement was finalized for Bob Nasby to visit the Gunflint Trail for a few days of fishing this summer, I envisioned a man...
Homemade Root BeerEric ChandlerJuly 8, 2015June 29, 2016 by Eric ChandlerJuly 8, 2015June 29, 2016 When I was a kid, I remember walking through my grandmother’s house in Maine and hearing an explosion. I asked my dad, “What was...
Caribou River Falls: Hiking to a Frozen Waterfall in MinnesotaEve and Gary WallingaApril 17, 2015April 8, 2019 by Eve and Gary WallingaApril 17, 2015April 8, 2019 It was one of those Minnesota winter mornings when the sky is bluer than any summer sky can be. Though we had hiked along the...
Barrier Falls of the Devil Track RiverEve and Gary WallingaApril 17, 2015April 9, 2019 by Eve and Gary WallingaApril 17, 2015April 9, 2019 ...
As Moose Numbers Drop, Controversy ClimbsJoe FriedrichsApril 10, 2015February 10, 2017 by Joe FriedrichsApril 10, 2015February 10, 2017 Sue Prom once saw 17 moose while driving from the end of the Gunflint Trail to Grand Marais. That was in 1998. These days, she...
Creative Ideas for the Northern GardenerKim FalterApril 10, 2015February 26, 2019 by Kim FalterApril 10, 2015February 26, 2019 Gardening can be daunting on the North Shore—the soil can be difficult to work, the weather doesn’t always agree, and there are bugs—but it can...
Biomass: Fuel from the ForestnorthwildsApril 9, 2015June 29, 2016 by northwildsApril 9, 2015June 29, 2016 In an area comprised of more forest than parking lots, using the natural and renewable resources instead of fossil fuels to heat and generate electricity...