Recently, I went ice fishing on Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota. It’s the largest inland lake in the state, split into two basins – upper and lower. The lower portion and over half the upper are under authority of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. The remaining portion of […]
By the time I hit the road and headed for Wild River State Park, equipped with winterwear and snowshoes, the temperature had already reached 35° – warm for January in Minnesota. It was not yet noon. I wondered if there was enough snow to use my snowshoes; I hadn’t bothered […]
If the (deep) snow won’t come to me, I go to the snow. Where I currently live, near Minneapolis, there is adequate snow but not quite enough to go snowshoeing. Tromping through the woods on snowshoes is my winter passion. The other day, I decided to go to the snow. […]