http://www.canoeit.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:09:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      Sixty and sunny sounds pretty good for an extended forecast.  Of course seventy and sunny sounds better but what can we expect, it is almost mid-September already.  The temperatures have been consistently September so far this month with almost 2.5 inches of rainfall accumulated.  The entire month of August we ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/sixty-and-sunny/            Labor Day Weekend has come and gone just like most of our summer staff.  We are fortunate to have Chelsea, John, Ron, Elsa and Kristi still here and Eric helping out sometimes as well.  The options for who to hang out with after work have dwindled and I happened to be ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/seeing-it-differently/      Ok, so this won't be a normal blog today.  I was thinking about Changes.  The change of seasons, the change that school is starting tomorrow, the change of the landscape where there has been fire and oh so many more changes that happen over time whether they are good ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/ch-ch-ch-ch-changes/      One thing nice about the days getting shorter and the nights getting longer is the improved chance to see the Northern Lights.  It's difficult to see them when you're asleep inside at 10pm and it's still light out when you go to bed. With recent solar activity I just ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/keep-an-eye-on-the-sky/      Someone asked me what today's weather was going to be like. I looked outside and saw a cloud filled sky so I said, "Clouds before 7, clear by 11."  This particular person knows me well and replied, "Is that really true?"  I answered, "I don't know, it's something like ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/weather-the-weather/      And we'll take it, an inch of rain that is.  That's what has fallen to the ground over the past 24 hours and we're thankful for the precipitation.  It should put the Lizard Lake Fire out for good and It should help the water level in the river go ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/give-em-an-inch/      A couple of things I've read sound strange to my ears.  The forecast for one is different than it has been in a long while and jellyfish in the Boundary Waters? WOW. I have never heard that before. I can't imagine how shocked I would be to see that. Fromboreal ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/sounds-strange-to-hear/      It's always nice to hear positive comments from our guests and it's even better to see them in writing.  If you have some kind words about your experience with Voyageur then we'd love to have you write them down for us and others to see. I just want to send ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/09/praise-from-voyageur-s-guests/      Fishing in the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park has been excellent this year.  Big northern pike have been caught on Saganaga with a couple of 15 pounders reported this past week.  Another group caught several lake trout over 10 pounds and some nice walleye.   Just thought I would share a couple of photos some of our guests have ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/fishing-photos-from-the-boundary-waters/      It's like the last few days of cross-country skiing in the spring when you know any day could be the last day the snow will be good enough to ski on.  I look at the forecast for temperatures in the 80's for the next couple of days and I don't ... http://www.canoeit.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/i-don-t-want-to-miss-it/