Snow is Going; Look for a Late Opener- April 30, 2008 Finally the snow is slowly disappearing. In sunny places it is all gone. However in the woods and where it is shady several inches of snow remains. Also there is still snow along the Banadad but not enough left to ski. With morning temperatures in the low twenties it will be awhile before the few remaining snow patches in the woods leave us.As for the Lake ice, not even the small lakes such as Road and Swamper, which are among the first to open, have even started to lose their ice. I suspect.http://boundarycountry.blogspot.com/2008/04/snow-is-going-look-for-late-opener.html Grand Jury Indicts Border Patrol Officer on Lessor Charges- April 25, 2008 According to WTIP radio , the Cook County Grand Jury has returned an indictment for Careless Driving and Failure to Drive with Due Care against 27-year-old Border Patrol Officer Maranda Marie Weber in the death of Dr. Kenneth Petersen on October 31st. The charge of Felony Criminal Vehicular Homicide was dropped.http://boundarycountry.blogspot.com/2008/04/grand-jury-indicts-border-patrol.html Gunflint Trail- Snow Going but Not Gone- April 25, 2008 Snow along the Gunflint Trail is slowly melting away, In sunny areas the brown vegetation is completely exposed yet in the woods up to a foot of snow still remains. Most of the snow went when a heavy rain drenched the area on Monday night.Banadad Ski Trail- May 24, 2008This morning the temperature is hovering at 38 degrees but rain followed by snow is expected by tonight and into tomorrow. The lakes remain ice covered.The Poplar Creek at the foot bridge below the Poplar Creek Guesthouse is...http://boundarycountry.blogspot.com/2008/04/gunflint-trail-snow-going-but-not-gone.html Banadad Ski Trail Plenty of Snow but No Skiers- April 18, 2008 There still is six inches of snow on most of the Banadad and there are very few bare spots. However the trail is no longer being tracked. Morning temperatures this past week have been in the lower twenties; afternoons have warmed to the mid forties. Photo taken today at the eastern trail head.The snow cover on the trail should last for another week at least. For you die-hearts, who want to make your own tracks, the Banadad remains open for very good spring skiing.http://boundarycountry.blogspot.com/2008/04/banadad-ski-trail-plenty-of-snow-but-no.html Border Patrol to use Grand Marais Coast Guard Station- April 9, 2008 Submitted by Cook Country News Herald 04092008- The Border Patrol will use space in the Coast Guard Station as well as its present building on Highway 61 instead of building a new facility in Grand Marais as originally planned. The announcement was made on Tuesday. The General Services Administration canceled its solicitation for offers for building a new facility in Grand Marais on Monday, according to a GSA spokesperson.And Shelbe Benson,...http://boundarycountry.blogspot.com/2008/04/border-patrol-to-use-grand-marais-coast.html |