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Chance: Swimming
Hiya! It is me Chance the Border Collie with a swimming report! We were at the lake, they took my fancy smancy orange life jacket along. “It was time to sink or swim.” Far Guy took me out, that...
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Dog Days of Summer
It is dry. Guyles Lake has dried up. There is usually water beyond those Tamarack Trees. Here is another photo I took of the same lake in June of 2009. Ha! I even took it at about the same spot. One...
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Sailing into Fall
Far Guy and I needed a day of R and R away. Away from the phone..away from work..away from the house. BUT not away from each other or Chance. It took us forever to get through town..too many garage...
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Sunrise on Lake Superior
I had a wonderful time on the photography trip with my daughter Jen. The photographer who we met up with was very knowledgeable and kind. (He didn’t call me stupid..or ask me what I was doing with a...
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Chance: The lake is frozen
Something happened to the lake. Far Side says it is FROZEN. It was a little cold on my feet and solid. It seems like it happened overnight. I was a little wary..especially when the ice began to...
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Minnesota Ice Music
Chance and I went down to the public access to see how the ice was coming along after the warm spell. Sadly the warm spell is now officially over. There was no sun, it was a dreary day. BUT the ice...
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Fish House Review
We headed back out on the lake (Millpond) to check out the fish houses again..it was a short Sunday drive. We drove in the vehicle out on the ice..yes that is a normal practice this time of the winter...
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Whitetails and trails
We went for a drive on Sunday afternoon through the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. Fisherman made a trail to put up their fish houses way out on Tamarac Lake. I think there were five house..waaaay...
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Day Trip
We got up early on Wednesday..checked the weather and headed on over to Duluth. We were gone just 12 hours. It is a four hour drive one way. The last time we were there for train shopping and a bit of...
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Lake Reports
Ice out will be late this year. Most of the time the ice goes out of area lakes about April 18th. The ice goes out and the loons show up about the same time. Our daughter Trica’s birthday is April...
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Melting
The snow is melting quickly. The fields are turning black and the ditches are full of water. Far Guy says the snow stick is now an ice stick. There is still an inch of “stuff” to melt. A couple of...
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Chance: A Close Call and a Winner
It’s me!! My turn again. After errands yesterday we stopped by the lake to smell look around. The sun was shining. It was a beautiful day and 60 degrees above zero!! I smelled looked around. I...
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Loony
Last night after supper we went for a ride. On my way home from work I saw the loons on the Mill pond. A pair. They mate for life..but take separate winter vacations..then meet up again in the...
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No Show
The Governor was a no show at the museum. Ya..he is a Democrat. Some very nice people from the area showed up for egg coffee and cookies during our open house. We were not over run with people and we...
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Minnesota Woman
I am always intrigued by “Historical Markers.” I have a hard time driving by them, I am always curious what they say..are you? Chance wanted to get out of the car..it was a good excuse to stop. He had...
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Hiya! It’s me Chance. I get to blog!! Far Side is bogged down with forty million projects. We, meaning Far Guy and I drug her out of the house to town and then to a garage sale the other day… the sale...
View ArticleMinnesota Lakes and Magic Ice
Yesterday after errands we went down to the public access on Fishhook Lake. Canada Geese were flying in from the east..going west to find open water. The lake is pretty much frozen. Don’t let that...
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