There’s something in the human soul that craves the gentle fall of snow and the subsequent blanketing of everything ugly. With the world turned white, piles of rubbish take on artistic form, barren patches of earth are stacked with beauty, and snow-laden bushes spark the imagination. But vastly more important, […]
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By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
Each new year reminds us to look back, and ahead, to get a sense of “the bigger picture.” The dilemma is always whether to try predicting the long term, which becomes an exercise of wild imagination; or the short term, which is an extension of what already exists. Here are […]
The “mood” of the fish–aggressive, neutral, negative–is a major consideration in successful ice fishing. Good ice fishermen will find a way to trigger neutral fish into biting, and the best of them can trigger some negative fish into doing so. Jigging walleyes is the most deadly method of all, if […]
It was Ruth who was there years ago when a tiny girl needed surgery to lengthen the shortened tendons in her thumbs. The hospital was a very scary place for a four-year-old–especially when aides came rushing in too late, slid her quickly onto the cart, and hurried her down the […]
By Aimee Pelletier
FFHS Recycling Coalition
FFHS Recycling Coalition
It recently has come to our attention that the Northwestern Ontario Recycling Program is in danger of cancellation, and this concerns us greatly. The information we have received is that the Ontario government, under Mike Harris, had made a commitment to fund 50 percent of the cost of operating the […]
Well, here we are. In the year AD 2000, Anno Domini 2000, in the year of our Lord 2000. Some of us wondered what the changeover might bring. With many still scratching their heads about the outcome of “Y2K,” let’s make it a year to remember nevertheless. So much will […]
Without question, the search for truth is a life-long pilgrimage. One that requires both thoughtful listening and assessing. With a heavy dose of openness. And above all, openness to finding truth wherever it resides–sometimes in the most unlikely places. Last week, one of those unlikely places for me was an […]
Jan. 1 has passed–did you ever make any New Year’s resolutions? Well, how about practising safety for starters! And I bet if you look hard enough, you will find hazards inside and outside your home. Most home hazards can be prevented by inspection and correction. Members of every household should […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
Every new year brings us the chance to cast off something old and troublesome; to look for, and in, new directions; and to make a fresh start at something good and worthwhile. Every decade seems to develop its special character. This century’s achievements have crowned those of at least the […]
By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Walleyes are, without a doubt, the most sought after game fish in the U.S. Midwest in the summer. But now’s a good time, too. Walleyes are often considered to be schoolers but under the ice, they seem to disperse into loose associations. Pinpointing them is often difficult but catching one […]
Somehow I’ve never thought of myself as lazy although Miss Foley–my high school homeroom teacher–did call me a procrastinator. But truthfully, I’ve never been too sure about her assessment because what I was actually doing was reading books when, in her mind, I should have been doing class assignments. And […]
By Bob Riege
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Over the last 1,000 years, ice fishing has changed very little. But as we near the next millennium, we are on the edge of a virtual revolution that will start the next ice age for the angler who prefers ice fishing. The problem with ice fishing, in many cases, is […]
