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Skiing with Kent Montgomery
Author: Jan LasarReady to ski the ArboretumHome: Brainerd, MNOccupation: Instructor in the Natural Resources Department at Central Lakes College and volunteer ski coach at Brainerd Junior High...
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Reckless trail romance
Dave Simpkins Full moons can be alluring, enlightening and romantic. Full moons can also be dangerous.A full moon brings to mind images of Normal Rockwell’s painting of a young couple kissing...
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Classic Ski weekend at Flathorn Gegoka
Author: Guest ReportClassic Ski Weekend at Flathorn GegokaBy Rudi Hargesheimer, Outdoor Writer/PhotographerI thought I had graduated to the perfection of the North Shore’s best cross-country ski trails...
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City kids learn to ski
Author: Dave SimpkinsEditor/Publisher Imagine, children playing soccer on cross-country skies, rocking back and forth on a wide teeter-totter with those skies and trying to negotiate a hill on one...
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Kurt Zuppke logs 7,300 ski miles
Author: Dave SimpkinsAfter 39 years and 7,352 miles of cross country skiing, there are still miles and miles of Minnesota ski trails Kurt Zuppke hasn’t skied yet.This drives him to find that next...
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Exploring the Arrowhead
Author: Shelby GonzalezCook County, the tip of northeastern Minnesota’s “arrowhead,” offers groomed trails in the wilderness. When it comes to cross-country skiing, two critical factors make for a...
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Skijøring joins skiing and dog sledding
Author: Julie HolmquistAbout twelve years ago, Kristine Zellmer’s rescued Norwegian elkhound always ran away off leash. At her sister’s advice, Zellmer reluctantly hitched the dog to herself while...
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Duluth offers unique XC skiing
Author: Guest ReportFor the cross country skier, Duluth offers some of the best trails in the state. Five city trails provide 65K for every level such as Chester Bowl which is for advanced level...
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Central Gunflint ski trail conditions holding up
Author: Guest ReportDespite the recent rain, the ski trails have held up quite well. With the recent new snowfall from yesterday, both Bearskin and Golden Eagle have been able to get out on the trails...
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North Shore River Skiing
Author: Rudi HargesheimerLate in February our group put our cross country skis on at the bridge over the Manitou River. We had driven up Lake County Rd 7, beyond George H Crosby Manitou State Park. At...
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Cook County gets snow
Author: Shelby GonzalezGrand Marais, MN – January 25, 2013– Hold onto your long johns! Recent weather systems dumped nearly a foot of snow on Cook County, Minnesota, refreshing its hundreds of miles of...
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City Loppet this weekend
Author: Guest ReportThe largest urban cross-country ski festival in the lower 48 states will be held February 2nd and 3rd 2013 in Minneapolis. More than just great ski events – the Loppet is a winter...
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A whole new park in Lake Elmo
Greg SeitzThere is a buzz about the skiing at Lake Elmo Park Reserve this winter. Located a short drive east of St. Paul, the park has long been a popular destination, but with recent improvements it...
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Making the Most of March
Greg SeitzIf it's going to keep snowing through March, Minnesotans will keep skiing and snowshoeing. William O'Brien State Park offers opportunities for both, including a new snowshoe stash at the...
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National Guard Biathlon
On Sunday, February 28, I made an impromptu visit to Camp Ripley to watch some of the races of the National Guard Biathlon. This event has been held since the 1970s when the adjutant generals of...
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