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Hiking the Border Route Trail

“A trail eases our way, but it also narrows your focus,” Paul Gruchow.

        The 64-mile Border Route Trail can be merciless with its steep grades, thick forests and rocky trails.

    It can also be the most beautiful trail you’ll ever hike. Nestled between the Canadian border and the Gunflint Trail, it offers with majestic views of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, with lots of plant and wildlife.

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MN

Citizen lobbyists fight for environment

by Susan Hegarty: Mn House Public Info

You might not notice Bob and Pat Tammen sitting in the House hearing rooms. Bob, clothed in a crisp, pressed dress shirt and necktie, blends in with the lobbyists, deputy commissioners and expert testifiers. Pat sits next to her husband, alert to the day’s agenda. 

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MN

First snow fun

         Last weeks wonderful little snow storm and a few dustings have officially started the 2010-2011 Nordic ski season.

 Much of the eastern park of the state from Winona to the Gunflint Trail has enough snow to ski.

Location
MN

Unmystifying Maps

         Not too long ago I had a flat tire and therefore went to the Tire Store to get it fixed. Leaving it safely in the hands of the Tire Guys, I turned around to leave and was stopped in my tracks when a middle-aged guy said, “You’re Hurricane Bob! From the magazine.” 

BWCAW: Lake of the Woods to Lake Superior

Mary and Joy like things that have a beginning and an end and are challenging.  This was for Mary Tuchscherer and Joy Zasadny to paddle 360 miles BWCAW last August.

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MN

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827 Kawishiwi Trail
Ely, MN, 55731