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Bass Lake Bluegill Anyone?? Ice fishermen have flocked to Bass Lake in search of  big bluegill! The winter of 2015 has been a big downer so far for those of us who enjoy snowmobiling in Minnesota. Our snow accumulation has dwindled to a measly 3-4 inches which is a long way from establishing good snowmobile trail […]

Ice Fishing on Bass Lake – Grand Rapids, MN New Year’s weekend Jay and some of our friends hit Bass Lake for the first time this year. He was surprised to find ice depth of almost 24″! I guess it isn’t too much of a surprise considering the cold weather we’ve been experiencing. Our snowfall in […]

Minnesota Winter Resorts Instead of a Hotel! Do you travel for hockey? Maybe your kids are big basketballers? I know a woman from church who seems to travel every weekend to either her son’s hockey tournament or her daughter’s gymnastic meet. You would think that Jay and I would be big travelers in our off […]

Minnesota Ice Fishing Season Is Here! Yep – that was our temperature yesterday morning: a balmy 3 degrees with a wind chill of -17. Yikes! As I took the dog out for a walk today I was unpleasantly surprised by the burn-your-face-off cold wind that was blowing in from the northwest. It doesn’t seem that long […]