Environment
Wildersmith January 7
-A belated Happy New Year to everyone! The days spin by so fast regardless of where one is located, and being in the wilderness is no exception, 2011 is already a week old!
Points North: Resolutions Spur Outdoor Enthusiasm
-Recently, I interviewed a few friends for a trout fishing story I'm writing for a magazine.
Points North: For Isle Royale Captain, Bringing Home A New Boat Was An Adventure
-He says it was no big deal, but coming home with a new boat was an adventure for Don Szczech.
Points North: A Poached Tree And The Promise Of Spring
-Years ago I found myself on a rocky outcrop overlooking the little North Shore community where I live.
Points North: The Price We Pay for Deer Abundance
-New England's abundant whitetails present a host of management challenges, according to a story in the current issue
Points North: We Need A Salesman To Lead The DNR
-While we still aren’t sure who will be our next governor, some are already speculating about who our incoming leader will appoint to lead the Minnesota DNR.
All things snowflake
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist. She lives here in Cook County and joins us periodically to talk about phenology or what’s going on in the woods right now.
Points North: Whitetail Encounter Draws A Snowy Curtain On 2010 Hunt
-When deer season ends, so does my hunting. Deer season is the grande finale of my outdoor year, which begins in April as soon as I can wet a line in open water.
Points North: In The Deer Woods, It’s The Year Of The Bear...And The Eagle
-Around our house, this deer season is the Year of the Bear. No, we didn’t shoot a bruin. Instead, a bear cub has become our hunting party’s unofficial mascot.
Rec Park bathhouse goes solar
-Last week a small crew—helped by a crane—hoisted solar panels onto the roof of a bathhouse in the Grand Marais Rec Park. Mark Morgan is installing the panels on the bathhouse roof.
