"Russ"
posted over 3 years ago, updated 4 minutes later | 0 comments
My wife and I have always been nature lovers. We love the outdoors – fishing, camping, hiking, etc. We also like animals and bird watching.
Since we’ve moved to the suburbs of Chicago (Bolingbrook) we’ve been amazed at how much wildlife still ex...
Since we’ve moved to the suburbs of Chicago (Bolingbrook) we’ve been amazed at how much wildlife still ex...
Northwoods + Jazz = The Grand Marais Jazz Festival
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Two of the things I love most – the Northwoods and Jazz, came together in the grand Marais Jazz Festival this past weekend, so we had to go. There were small jazz concerts going on all over the town. The headliner was Avishai Cohen’s Trevini, whi...
Road Trip to Toronto
posted over 3 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 0 comments
Last fall we drove from Chicago to Toronto. Since this was our first trip by car, I did a Mapquest route from Chicago to the hotel. Mapquest said the trip was 8 hrs. We left home at 6PM. We arrived at the Canadian border at 1:00 AM. I thought, oka...
Grand Marais
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I've always been fascinated by lighthouses and what they were once used for. Technology has replaced lighthouses, but many of these structures remain.
This one is in the harbor in Grand Marais, MN, on the northwestern tip of Lake Superior border...
This one is in the harbor in Grand Marais, MN, on the northwestern tip of Lake Superior border...
Pacific Ocean
posted over 3 years ago, updated 4 minutes later | 0 comments
Driving from Hualalai to Hilo, on the other side of Kona, we came upon this open panorama of the Pacific Ocean. I've seen the Atlantic and Pacific from various vantage points, but this view drove home the sheer vastness of it. Along this route we ...
Guess Who Came For Dinner
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
We saw this little guy outside our cabin on the Gunflint Trail. We spent a week, camping, fishing and boating on Gunflint Lake in the North Woods are of MN. The GUnflint Trail is a 60 mile long stretch that runs from Grand Marais, MN to the Canadi...
Starved Rock
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 13 hours later | 0 comments
I did a consulting project for the Illinois Dept. of Human Services, and had heard about Starved Rock State Park. The state would hold retreats there. After doing some research, we decided to spend a weekend there.
The park is about 2 hours south...
The park is about 2 hours south...
