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Walmart Now Selling Firewood For $3 A Bundle

Ken Hayes — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:22:45 +0000

I don't know why this is so shocking to me, but it is. I was walking through Walmart in Superior the other day when I came near the sporting goods section and saw an end cap of an aisle with boxes of firewood. On it, they said 'Premium Natural Firewood.' $3.00 for .75 cubic feet. Are people buying this?

Early Morning Fishing On Labor Day

Ken Hayes — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:39:19 +0000

This Labor Day we went camping at a small lake in far Northern MN. We packed up the truck and the boat and I was looking forward to some time relaxing around the campfire and doing some fishing. As soon as we got there, we hopped in the boat and trolled around the lake. We [...]

Don't Throw Back Your Northerns, Here's How You Get The Bones Out [VIDEO]

Ken Hayes — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:32:32 +0000

Last weekend I went fishing at a friend’s cabin where we always catch northern pike. From a very young age, I was always told that Northern’s weren’t good eating fish. My friend’s family showed me the trick into fileting a northern. It’s all about getting those Y Bones out. It’s not that hard!This was pretty [...]

Easy Camping Hobo Dinner Recipe

Ken Hayes — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:00:58 +0000

This last weekend, a group of friends and our families got together for a weekend at the lake. We cooked all of our meals over the fire, and one of them was the classic “Hobo Dinner.” I was suprised that several of them had never heard of a “hobo dinner.” I learned how to [...]

5 Disastrously Bad Camping Experiences

Ken Hayes — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:29:55 +0000

With Memorial Day Weekend upon us a lot of people may be planning to camp. Learn from my mistakes. We all have a bad camping experience, at it seems that I have more than most. Here's the worst of them.

1. Bears! Bears! Bears! - 1993 Whiteface campground around 1992-1993. I don't exactly remember the year, but holy cow what an experience to remember.

Family Favorite Pass Time When Camping?

Cathy Kates — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:10:45 +0000

So....there we were....Waseca, MN....campground at night....too hot and buggy outside....bored inside. What to do?

SKIP-BO....my new guilty pleasure!!!

I think the most fun was laughing, playing and talking with my daughter, Kylee and husband, Homie....and we had a lot to talk about........

Minnesota Shutdown: Campgrounds Close Up, Campers Pack Up

David Drew — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:12:08 +0000

Some of the best summer memories kids have are currently being impacted by the shutdown.

Two little girls wore sad faces this afternoon at the Jay Cooke State Park campground near Duluth.

Little Katie Wigen, 4, and her sister, Kasi, 5, couldn’t figure out why their family had to leave its campsite sooner than they had planned.

All of Minnesota’s 74 state parks and recreation areas were closing as of 4 p.m. because of a budget impasse and an impending state government shutdown.

“Why do we have to go?” Katie, clutching a red stuffed animal, asked Jay Cooke State Park manager Eunice Luedtke.