Archive for November, 2014

Minnesota Ice Fishing Season Is Here! Yep - that was our temperature yesterday morning: a balmy 3 degrees with a wind chill of -17. Yikes! As I took the dog out for a walk today I was unpleasantly surprised by the burn-your-face-off cold wind that was blowing in from the northwest. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were pulling docks out in our t-shirts! But thinking like that will only make us crabby so I've decided to look on the bright side. ... Read more

Ice Fishing, Snowmobiling and Relaxing Winter Get-Aways Have you ever been driving down a highway and you see something in the distance that you can't quite make out? You know it's something but until you get a little closer you aren't too sure if it's a deer or a mailbox. That's how I feel about the coming winter in Minnesota. The only difference is that I know EXACTLY what is ahead even if we can't see it clearly yet. We've already had several hard freezes ... Read more