There are days, many days, when I feel afraid; where my breath comes in gasps at times and my stomach confirms my fear. There are many things to be afraid of on a national level and an international level, and even within our own communities where, for example, racism still […]
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Fishing is a pretty humbling sport. One day you can do no wrong, catching fish is easy. But the next day, everything can change, leaving you wondering if there are any fish in the lake. This challenge is part of the appeal to fishing, I think. If it always was […]
Spring is coming. On Sunday at 2 a.m., we will set our clocks ahead one hour. That will mean more light in the evening but for several weeks it will be a little dark when I head off to work in the morning. You can again feel the heat in […]
It is sounding like we are quite fortunate that we missed some of the heavy snow that many received around us over the weekend. Normally I would complain about this wind but truthfully I’m not going to because we will take the wind minus the snow. It is great that […]
It was a full moon on March 1 as I was writing this. There also will be a “blue moon” in March this year, meaning a second full moon in a calendar month. My mother used to sing a song to Aimee, my eldest daughter, when she was little. My […]
After a great week in Florida, I made the trek to the Atlanta, Ga. area last week to get ready for FLW Tour stop #3 this week at Lake Lanier. My tournament last week in Florida was special because it was my best finish in one of these pro events […]
For the past 10 days, the television in our home has clung to the CBC and TSN channels broadcasting Olympic coverage from Pyeongchang, South Korea. From the opening ceremonies onward, if we were not awake, then the coverage was recorded so we could it watch in our waking hours. We […]
My cows didn’t fail me. Two calves arrived on my due date on the 15th and as I write this, I am up to 11. Alas, it seems like many of them have been arriving during sleep hours. I was certain our “Maria” cow was going to calve on Monday […]
I was a farmer once upon a time and I am one still–in my heart where it counts. I’m still running the grain crusher while I am barely big enough to pour the barley into the hopper, dragging the five-gallon pail of crushed grain to the trough where feeder steers […]
The Sorting Gap Marina and La Verendrye Parkway have proved to be a great success for our community and its citizens. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will celebrate its 24th rendition this year while the seventh-annual International Boundary Water Dragon Boat Festival is set for June 30 at the […]
It’s the time of year here in Nova Scotia when we all start to complain about the state of our roads. Truth be told, we complain about roads all year long, but it is a heightened complaint now–bordering on rage and hysteria. It’s what we do. Holes appear in the […]
When it comes to choosing your lure or presentation for ice-fishing, there certainly are some proven options for most species of fish. The traditional jig and minnow for walleye, the white tube for lake trout, and a small spoon for whitefish, for instance. But experimenting with lures, and finding new […]
