Since last week, I have been engrossed in the life and philosophy of Russian novelist and essayist Leo Tolstoy. The novelist, who lived from 1828-1910, came from a long line of nobility. He was the youngest son of a count and a princess. Although young Leo lived a privileged life, […]
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The bass tournament season is in full swing across Sunset Country this weekend with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship taking place on Rainy Lake and the Bronzeback Classic going on at Lake of the Woods. The FFCBC is one of the highlights of the year for me—an event that […]
From local fairways to the tee boxes of Thunder Bay and the greens of the world’s most revered course at St. Andrews, Scotland, it’s been a full week for those who play and follow the grand old game. Start with the Kitchen Creek Golf Club’s Senior Men’s Open last Wednesday. […]
The Conservatives talk a good game on crime and punishment, but are they really as ‘tough on crime’ as they claim? The overwhelming evidence of late says no. This past week, while many Canadians are on vacation or otherwise not worried about what is happening in Ottawa, the Harper Conservatives’ […]
First of all, I wish I could say I invented the title of this column, but I did not. I opened the cover of the August edition of “O, The Oprah Magazine” and there it was in an “IKEA” ad. Sometimes my themes cook up that way, like instant potatoes, […]
The annual Devlin slo-pitch tournament takes place this weekend (July 16-19). Canteens will be open Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Come out and enjoy some good games and socializing. There will be a country jam this Friday July 17 at the Emo Legion. The Nevin Bonot Memorial Golf Tournament takes […]
If we only could have held onto last week’s weather for another week! It took a while to get back on the land last week but once we did the heat and breeze were just awesome for making hay. I actually thought we might get a couple of decent hours […]
When fishing, my friend, Phil Bangert, often reminds those in the boat with him that if you try fishing, it could catch on. He even goes so far as to tell you it could become habit forming to the point of being addictive. Phil introduced me to bass fishing and […]
It’s Annie’s birthday today. Annie Lahti. July 15th. I don’t think she would mind me telling you that she is 90 today. That’s quite an accomplishment and worthy of honouring her for that alone, but I am honouring Annie for so much more. Annie opened her arms and let me […]
It was another very fun weekend for my wife, August, and I down in the Fort Frances district at the 15th-annual Lake Despair “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament. Lake Despair is located about 25 kilometers north of Devlin and connected to a chain of lakes that also includes Footprint and […]
I watched as two skiffs, full of adults and children, pulled into the docks Sunday afternoon at the marina and as a family was set to depart. The family preparing to leave meticulously strapped their children into life jackets. Life jackets also adorned the children arriving by boat. My wife […]
I have two orange cats. Brothers. “Casey” and “Finnegan.” I may have told you about them before; I can’t remember (I’ve turned 60 and I’ve given up trying to remember everything). I love Casey and Finnegan. Well, mostly I love Casey and Finnegan, but some days maybe not so much […]
