Benziger babes

The lighthouse in Canal Park at Sunrise Duluth has many iconic landmarks but the most famous is the Aerial Lift Bridge that connects Canal Park to Park Point. This was built as a shipping channel in the early 1900s when Duluth was competing for business at the coal and timber docks with the city to our south, Superior, WI. They have since become the Twin Ports and the shipping taxes and profits are shared to foster collaboration rather than competition but the lift bridge remains active. "Getting bridged" is a common phrase for Duluthians who live on Park Point, especially in the summer when the fishing boats, sail boats and other recreational boats try to pass in addition to the large 1000 footer (lake freighters, which are over 1000 feet long and over 100 feet wide and can carry over 75,000 tons - approximately 3,000 semi-trailers). Summer of 2019 was our second summer living in Duluth and the kids and I made a list of 100 things that we wanted to do during the summer. Whi...

ABC's of the BWCA: Alton Lake, Beaver dam, Canoeing, Dolmen rock, Eagles, Fishing for northern and walleye, Glass-like lake, Hunting for frogs and toads, Island campsite, Jumping off cliffs, Kelso Lake, Loons, Moon reflecting on the lake, Night sky and the Milky Way, Outfitter at Sawbill, Portaging, Quiet solitude, Rocky shore lined with tall pines, Swimming, Tipping the canoe, Un-plugged from devices/pandemic/news/social media, Views, Water, eXtra smelly latrine, Yummy s'mores, and lots of ZZZZs after a long day of paddling! Whether it is your first time in a decade or your first time ever, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) does not disappoint! The BWCA  is a large (1.1 million acre) wilderness area in Northern Minnesota and is a popular area to get away from the amenities of modern civilization. Ojibwe tribes have lived in these serene glacial lakes, calm streams and old forests for thousands of years yet these pristine waters are seemingly untouched. Starting in 1700s, B...