The onset of fall means cooler temperatures, changing leaves, and, yes, the stirring from its eight-month slumber of NFL football. It will be the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots (those are painful words to say) and the Kansas City Chiefs squaring off tomorrow night to begin another five months […]
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The 13th-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place over the weekend on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. My good friend, Scott Dingwall, and I have fished the tournament together since its inception in 2005 and have had some great tournaments over the years, including a few first-place finishes. But […]
There are now windrows of golden oats ready to be combined in fields west of Fort Frances while fields of golden barley are ready to harvested. I’ve driven by these fields almost every week for a year now and watched how the earth has turned to vibrant green, canola has […]
I’m sure hoping that summer returns soon. Like we always say: “Once the Emo Fair is over, fall returns!” And that certainly held true this year. It was a chilly week and I even had to break down and wear some long pants. Fortunately, it sounds like this week will […]
It’s a very hot day. I’m hot–but not in the way one would like to be hot. I think it is the hottest day yet this year. This kind of day zaps any evidence of ambition that may have been dwelling in my cells and grinds said enthusiasm to dust. […]
It was a quieter week in the neighborhood for me this past week following the week of the KBI, but I still managed to get out in the boat for a few days to do some guide trips I had booked. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve spent a […]
My mother moved from her home and has told her children to deal with her belongings. I don’t think we realized how much stuff my father and she had accumulated in their lifetime. For instance, we discovered she had kept every report card for every year the three of us […]
The Monday after the Emo Fair just might be one of the craziest days of all. I hadn’t decided if I was coming or going. The worst part is we are tying up the fair but it also is the beginning of cattle sale week. 2017 should go down as […]
I used to think I would be an excellent skier if I had good skis and, of course, matching attire in very cool colours. Something slightly more form-fitting than my black-and-orange Moto-Ski snowsuit that kept the cold from my skin while I stood on Pembina Highway waiting for the Winnipeg […]
A mother’s job is never finished. Nor do parents ever stop worrying about their children. Marnie and I have a tradition of calling our sons every Sunday night to hear their voices and those of their spouses. Both live more than 1,000 miles in opposite directions from Fort Frances. One […]
The 30th-annual Kenora Bass International (KBI) wrapped up Saturday under the White Cap Pavilion and when all was said and done, Bill Godin of Devlin and his partner, Leroy Wilson from International Falls, emerged as champions for the second time. Beautiful weather in the days leading up to the tournament, […]
As I move into one of the busy weeks of my entire year, I once again wonder why I do this to myself. I would like to learn to not beat myself up if I don’t have entries for the exhibition hall . . . it wouldn’t be the end […]
