Logging & skidding, 1907
Snow removal still remains the worst problem that a logger has to contend with in their winter operations. There have been times when the operators… Login to continue reading Login…
Opinion
Heat impacts travel
Question: I see a lot of vehicles broke down and on the side of the road in the summer months. This is when we have… Login to continue reading Login…
A lovely lunch
I had lunch last week with a woman who is two months away from motherhood and it was sweet to watch her caressing the basketball… Login to continue reading Login…
On the move post spawn
By MT Stringer The transition, or post spawn, period right now is the perfect time to fish for anything. Fish are moving and feeding in… Login to continue reading Login…
Follow the Golden Rule
OUR VIEW Say hello when you see someone you don’t recognize on the street. Wouldn’t you want them to do the same to you? And,… Login to continue reading Login…
Summer Solstice
Once again Northland calendars aim toward year’s longest day — “Summer Solstice.” Google reports this year it’ll be June 21, 9:57 a.m., when Planet Earth’s… Login to continue reading Login…
The men who went ashore
I was an infant when Allied forces crossed the Channel and landed at Normandy in 1944 and none of my uncles were there, the only… Login to continue reading Login…
Pine Island,1900
Pine Island is located in northwest Koochiching and was the site of another contest involving the Backus-Brooks Company and naturally it was over the control… Login to continue reading Login…
The familiar and the new
The library will be closed on Monday, June 19th, in observance of Juneteenth. June 19th has been celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s… Login to continue reading Login…
Weather River
Nearly 80 years here, across our somewhat united States mostly close to neighbor Canada, have included lots of weather watching. Most years also involved many rivers’ moving waters, generating some appreciated similarities “Weather River.”