The sixth-annual KMTS Bronzeback Classic bass tournament took place this past weekend on Lake of the Woods. Anglers were faced with some great weather over the weekend—and plenty of nice smallmouth bass were brought to the scales. Although the bite was off a little bit for most of us who […]
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For those who have read my column on a regular basis over the last year-and-a-half, you may have noticed my predictions on certain sporting events have been lacklustre at best. Back in March, for instance, I picked the Miami Marlins to win the World Series this year—and that choice currently […]
We are reaching the midpoint of summer and it has been a season of unusual heat. The waters of Rainy Lake have had surface temperatures that arched over 80 degrees F. The real water temperature is a much more modest 74 F. Even those who really are not into swimming […]
It certainly looks like we will have some combining to do in the month of July as the barley is ripening quickly. We will hold off harvesting anything, though, until after our open house next Thursday evening (July 26). It looks as though the second cut of the alfalfa will […]
There were signs, but only a stray chewed bit of paper on the floor of the van. Probably just a stray critter passing through, thought Giggles, as she climbed hurriedly into the van headed for a gab fest in Fat Frantic. A couple miles east of Hooterville, Giggles roared past […]
In general terms I do not like ants. They show up inside the house where they are not welcome, and on occasion there is the one ant that is so much bigger than I expect and it freaks me out. On the other hand, ants also fascinate me and I […]
For months now, “fiscal restraint” and “responsibility” have been buzz words used by the McGuinty government to justify major cuts to important programs across the province. During this time, we have been told that because of the provincial deficit, the government simply cannot afford to provide hard-working families with meaningful […]
If I was able to write anyone’s biography, it would be tempting to seek out Harper Lee and find out the little details of her very short but amazing writing career. I’d like to ask Nelson Mandela how he kept positive while he was confined in prison and bumping up […]
The annual Shoal Lake Big Bass Classic was a special one for me this past weekend because I got to watch my dad, Jim Gustafson, and his partner, Dean Smith, whup everybody to win the tournament after fishing in it together for many years. In fact, it was my dad […]
It’s becoming increasingly harder to believe, given the recent form of their teams, but there once was a time when my hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and its cross-border sister city of the same name in Michigan, were the powerhouses in major junior and collegiate hockey. During a three […]
Short, sweet, and to the point. That’s my goal as I write this at 4:30 a.m. on a Tuesday—paddling madly against the tide in the procrastination bay of time frames for my column. I’m not sure where the last week went. I lost track of it at “Hello” and then […]
I went to Charlottetown, P.E.I., the birthplace of Confederation, to celebrate Canada Day this year. I was very excited. It felt like an act of patriotism; something I’ve wanted to do since 1967. That year was a big deal for me and, of course, most Canadians. At age 12, the […]
