First of all I made the mistake giving you all the wrong phone number.
Again, please don't call unless it is the evening (standard time) as I've
been told not to hold up the office lines.
The number is: 218-387-1800
Hmm....so what else happens up here?Well I just completed a course in which I made my own voyager canoe paddle. We started with a plank of wood so I am pretty impressed with myself as I think the thing might actually function in the water. For those of you who don't know about the voyagers...ask the Peters.....just kidding. The voyageurs (literally means traveler...go figure) were the licensed fur traders who worked with merchants out of Quebec. Grand Portage is just up the road from Grand Marais. They paddled all over the place up here and were playing around up here before we even won our independence. I mean these guys had to be tougher than stone to survive out here before all the amenities arrived. Thankfully in these modern times they take soft handed enginerds who don't know a spokeshave from a low angle plane but I'm learning. I will say that I can't help but think of the kids in the hall skit with the french traders...but I digress. More information on that whole thing here.
Again, please don't call unless it is the evening (standard time) as I've
been told not to hold up the office lines.
The number is: 218-387-1800
Hmm....so what else happens up here?Well I just completed a course in which I made my own voyager canoe paddle. We started with a plank of wood so I am pretty impressed with myself as I think the thing might actually function in the water. For those of you who don't know about the voyagers...ask the Peters.....just kidding. The voyageurs (literally means traveler...go figure) were the licensed fur traders who worked with merchants out of Quebec. Grand Portage is just up the road from Grand Marais. They paddled all over the place up here and were playing around up here before we even won our independence. I mean these guys had to be tougher than stone to survive out here before all the amenities arrived. Thankfully in these modern times they take soft handed enginerds who don't know a spokeshave from a low angle plane but I'm learning. I will say that I can't help but think of the kids in the hall skit with the french traders...but I digress. More information on that whole thing here.
Winter is still cold and heavy up here and while I am in some ways ready for the summer sun, the snow has been rather beautiful. My hoody would be great (SALLY SAVE ME!). I don't know if it is the lake, or just the difference in latitude but the gray that I've become so accustomed to doesn't seem to exist here. Even the snow storms often have the sun or blue skies dancing around behind them. I have attached a picture of the paddle I made. Daily I am blown away with just how incredible this whole experience is turning out to be. I just had to share the paddle (the one with the woodburning).....now all I need to figure out is how to make the boat and I'll be cooking.Charlie....or Charlemagne or however you would say charlie with in french (I'm trading in my pirate for french trapper
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