What is hairy, unattractive, and available in almost every major grocery store’s produce section? No, it’s not an unshaven Produce Manager with bedhead. They are coconuts and more consumers tend to buy it dried or canned instead of fresh. Who wouldn’t be somewhat afraid of this intimidating, seemingly indestructible produce […]
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When I get asked about living where I do, at Lake of the Woods, one of the first responses that I always have is that, “it’s a great place to live if you enjoy being outside, especially if you like fishing”. Few places can compare with all of the access […]
I knew the day might not be a good one as soon it began. I held my face-recognition iPhone up in front of me and my phone had the audacity not to recognize me and opted not to open. “Nope,” it clearly said. Whatever face I was wearing in that […]
I find numbers fascinating. I enjoy Sudoku — puzzles which use single digits appearing in seemingly random order — until you understand the patterns. Last week, Stats Canada released the latest census numbers for all Canadian communities. At first look, there seemed to be nothing new in the Rainy River […]
Its spring and the roadsides and lawns will soon be turning a beautiful yellow. Time for a rededication. It’s that time of year again when the lawn warrior girds himself for battle. Weapons belt bristling with digger, snippers, three varieties of weed killer, and other assorted instruments of war, the […]
Well, I made the mistake of looking at the weather for next week thinking that we are going to be closer to getting on land. I just hope the predictions are wrong. May makes me think of warm sunshine and green grass. Hopefully by the end of the week that […]
The Rainy River District Agriculture Fall Fair will take place August 18-20 this fall. The Fair Board, volunteers, and all participants are working diligently to make sure it’s up and running with a full roster of events. There is something for everyone. The 2022 Fair Queen committee is looking for […]
What is meant by interrelationships of species? In nature, knowing animal and plant behaviour and how they interact with each other is more important than knowing the names of many species. Most of us are familiar with the predator-prey relationship, which is just the beginning of multiple connections. But we’ll […]
The big lefthander dropped his baseball socks, the white ones ballplayers wear from ankle to only knee, visible when the player pulls up the stirrups, or outer socks. The white ones are like the underwear of baseball socks, to be picked up and washed by the batboy. Then the big […]
It’s hard to believe the open water fishing season is still at least a couple weeks away for most lakes across the region. Typically by early May we’re able to launch the boat and start fishing for lake trout, pike, crappie and bass. After a long winter, everybody is eager […]
In Spring, I find myself missing home more than maybe I do the rest of the year. Maybe. It isn’t so much about my childhood home, but rather the farm, the river, spring calves, dandelions. In April, play was all about water, about melting snow, of the spring run-off racing […]
From a distance we have been watching the weather in Fort Frances. To say the least, the past two weeks have been a trial for district residents with heavy wet snow loads, torrential rain and over the past weekend, flooding. We have missed those weather-related issues, but have experienced snow, […]
