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Very cool stuff Gary. It’s remarkable what was accomplished on these programs. It had to be an experience to see some of this history up close.

Hit the ice yesterday to haul a little more rock for the cabin foundation. Couldn’t believe how much the ice has deteriorated in just a few days. Ice thickness around the islands/reefs and in the channels is very uneven now, anything from 30” in some spots to open water in others. Because of...

Still racing at 91 is nothing short of amazing. By every measure, he was a legend in the sport of sled racing. Rest in Peace.

Thanks, I have a score to settle with those fish. The rack is something I put together fairly quickly a few years ago because I needed some way to carry more gear on this sled and it’s worked quite well. When I built it, the idea was to refine it later by adding more bracing and replacing the...

Ice fishing is drawing to a close so I hit my favorite spot for end of season fishing. Fish were plenty interested but my inability to get a good hook set meant the fish won this round. Can’t believe how many fish I lost on the way up, should have been able to get at least a couple up through...

The sleds in the photo were sold as Massey Fergusons and as you said, they certainly don’t have the “garden tractor” styling that was typical of the Ski Whiz. This is because the last couple of years that the Massey snowmobile brand existed, their sleds were built by Scorpion. The Massey Storm...

Wow, nice sunrise shots! Not sure how you feel but that would be tough for me to leave.

Happy Easter! Hope everyone had a great day, however you chose to spend it.

The recent “mini-blizzard” gave me one last chance to take this little buckaroo out for a spin before it was put away for the season. Good thing I did, as most of the snow has already melted since this photo was taken. It’s been a while since it was finished so maybe I’ve forgotten how much...

I’m also glad you brought this up because I was thinking about this when I mentioned missing some things about living in a bigger metro area. From what some have said, it sounds like your choice of cabin locations may have reasonably decent access to medical care but this may not always be the...

Happy Birthday Steve, hope you're having a creamy dark kind of day.

Happy Birthday Young Abe!

Lots of interesting perspectives here from people that are already retired, people that are close, and people that still have a ways to go. I’m in the retired category and it’s kind of funny because of the strange twist it took. If you had told me a few years before I retired that we would be...

Oh, I doubt that will happen Gary. The odds of having two people in the same bloodline that are dumb enough to enjoy spending time up to their elbows in rust and grime are pretty low. Yamaha is one brand I’ve never owned, which is odd because I started out liking the early 70’s sleds and some...

I have been using some off each end of the pile but considering I'm in the shop several days a week, it's nothing like last year when I almost ran out of wood.

Wow! Looking at these photos, it really hits home just how bad this winter was. I think I've become accustomed to the lack of snow and then I look at comparison photos from last year and this year. I can only hope this comparison reverses itself next winter. March 2023 March 2024

KInd of a strange scene in Baudette right now. Ice is out of the Rainy quite a ways downstream from International Falls and at least one boat ramp is open. So now you see boats and wheelhouses parked side by side at the local restaurants. A friend sent me the attached article regarding some...

Saw a post from a resort near Hayward that said their lake ice would probably be gone by the end of the week. Lakes in the Twin Cities are wide open already. On the south end of Lake of the Woods, they’re still allowing half-tons and wheelhouses on the resort ice roads. With 24 -36” on the...

Interesting stuff. For us optomistic types here's something to consider. According to the graph, the winter of 2008/2009 was a weak/moderate La Nina that followed a strong La Nina the previous winter and was an absolute killer of a winter for snow in northern MN. The snow was crazy deep. I...

Great photos! The way this winter has gone here it seems weird to see enough snow to actually get stuck. Sounds like your timing was perfect for fresh snow.