Many people have noticed an increase in the number of large, black birds on our northern lakes in the past few years. They are cormorants, or to be more precise, Double Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocrax auritus). Old-timers tell us that they used to be very numerous here years ago, and then […]
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As a citizen, do you recognize your local fire department as a partner in community services? Your fire department, whether full-time or volunteer, has an important function within your community.The fire department performs fire suppression and life saving functions, and responds to many other challenging emergencies such as motor vehicles […]
Always remember ‘practice makes perfect’ “Practice makes perfect,” they say. And without question, it is true. Take tennis, for example. Tennis pros practice long hours each day to stay in shape. And your game will never move beyond the point of embarrassment unless you play regularly for substantial blocks of […]
By Colin Crawford
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
With the dog days of summer upon us, the fish have really slowed down. Here are some tips that you can use to produce more fish during this difficult time. Jig modification and the use of a natural bait will produce more and bigger fish. Jigs account for most of […]
The Marsh Hawk is different from almost all other hawks in many ways. It hunts low to the ground, the male and female are of different colours, it makes its nest on the ground, and it lays more eggs than other hawks. This is a fairly common hawk in Northern […]
By Perry Good
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Livebait rigging or jigging the edges of prominent mid-lake structure captures the essence of fishing walleyes in the summer. Fish are not randomly scattered through any body of water, be it a pond, lake, large reservoir, stream, river, ocean, bay, or slough; rather, they’re always found in specific areas. These […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do will matter very much.” That quote is by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. I expect her sentiment is widely shared. To tend the future, surely we can do little better than to start our children on a patch to […]
Recently, I was talking to a couple that returned from the Folk Festival in Winnipeg. They informed me of a tragedy they came upon. A child, who was just pulled from the water, was being work on by rescuers. The child never made it! Childhood drowning and near-drowning can happen […]
It was never quite clear why the book rose to the top of the best-seller list back in the early 1970s. “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” was a thin, different kind of book–complete with artistic photos of Jonathan and his friends in flight. A simple book about a seagull who wanted to […]
Now, here is a good-sized fish. It makes fine eating, it puts up a good fight when caught, and it is very prolific. Not much wonder that this is the most popular game fish in the U.S. The Largemouth is bigger than its close relative, the Smallmouth Bass. In fact, […]
Some of our warblers, here in the north, are quite easy to identify due to their special marking here, or bright colour there. Here are a couple which are fairly common and shouldn’t be too hard to identify: These warblers do not care for the deep forests at all, nesting […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
Did you know 58 percent of Canadian families have pets while only 34 percent have children? Yes, pets are big business–and it’s growing. Which town doesn’t have a pet groomer, pet food store, breeding kennel? Does your community have people taking cats and dogs to cheer up seniors in care […]
