Ideas and information about living your best life Up North
The Cheese Store in Alpha, attached to the Burnett Dairy Co-op has been a favorite stopping-shopping spot for most all who enter our lakes region via Highway 70. The store is always stocked with a vast variety of fresh cheeses, fresh homemade pizza, meats, specialty snacks and pantry items. Tom from our office raves about …
Mother Nature is a cruel force. Just when we had the taste of Spring right in front of us. Just when the songs of Spring birds floated through the air. Just when we tucked away our winter clothes…she gives us a reality check. We have at least a foot of new snow on the ground and the blowing and …
In 2005, plans began in Webster for the expansion of the public library. The long road of finding a location and raising the funds has been underway for six years and finally this year, the Library Board has something concrete to work with, literally. Terry Larsen and his family donated the building and site …
Today’s photo and posting are from Pat Duffy! Living here amongst all the beauty that is the northwoods, one has a tendency to forget to appreciate what we have around us. Each morning as walk across the street to get the morning newspaper, I make it a point to remind myself of the incredible natural beauty …
I wasn’t raised in a deer hunting family, so I know very little about what goes into “catching” a good (maybe a great) deer. I had the opportunity to spend some time with Greg Widiker, a science teacher who teaches a Sportsman’s Biology class at Webster High School. He and his hunting partner, Seth Pearson …
Twice a year we have Dock Day. This time of year, that means the dock is coming out. There’s a certain satisfaction in getting everything buttoned up and ready for winter, but there’s also a sadness that our civilized connector to the lake is being removed. We have a fair amount of elevation to the lake …
The dramatic weather we received this week brought another 4 inches of rain. Hoorah for rain! I know that anyone who owns on a seepage lake like we do is patiently waiting, waiting, waiting for ground water levels rise and every bit of rainfall helps. Unfortunately, along with it came a record setting low pressure system with …
Knock, knock. Anybody home? Isn’t this adorable? When was the last time you saw – or used one of these? We ran into this little cutie at a cabin we listed and thought that everyone should have a place for people to leave love notes. Another way that family members and guests share random thoughts, …
Last week while we were on a walk around our lake, this endangered species posting caught my eye and I thought I’d find out what I could. As usual, I may be “the last one to the party” on this topic. I’ve been known to be living under a …
I’m constantly frustrated at the scrappy appearance of our lawn. Dave likes that “cabin grass” look and I want a plush lawn to squish under my piggies. Since I’m not in charge of our exterior life at home, my vote doesn’t count. But alas, we discovered something very cool about our “lawn”. One day after …
