Sphinx Moth
Be sure to visit http://wtip.org They are doing wonderful things with their website.
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The Boreal Community Video site received a Best in Class award in this year's Minnesota Community Pride Competition.
Gathered here from public video sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, and blip.tv are videos that feature the people, places and events of Cook County and the North Shore of Minnesota.
Help us celebrate our community in pictures!
Submit your videos of Grand Marais, Lutsen, Tofte, Schroeder, Grand Portage, the Boundary Waters, Hovland, and beyond to be showcased here.
We are in learning mode.... If you have suggestions for improvements or comments about this site, please email us at: video@boreal.org
Wildflowers on the Gunflint Trail
Feast your eyes on the wildflowers you can see along the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway! Take a walk through the woods to see marsh marigolds, blue flag iris, harebells, bunchberry, strawberry and other spectacular species of flowers that bloom along the woods, waters and roadsides of the Gunflint Trail. June, July and August are peak months for wildflowers. To learn more visit http://www.gunflint-trail.com.
Wildflowers of the BWCA
"Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters: Hiking Through the Seasons" by Betty Vos Hemstad
WDSE - Venture North - Beaver Study
The beavers thick, warm pelt lured the first Europeans to the inner continent of North America for the lucrative fur trade. A study near Grand Portage is checking on the health of a local beaver colony. http://www.wdse.org/vn.htm
water striders 4-10-2010
A colony of robust water striders on a rock pool by the side of Gauthier Creek. Grooves on the microscopic hairs on their legs trap air, allowing them to float on thousands of tiny air cushions. www.livescience.com/animals/041103_water_strider.html Predators with piercing and sucking mouths, they feed on live and dead insects.
Sphinx Moth
Here is another fun snippet of our local environment. Be sure to visit http://wtip.org They are doing wonderful things with their website.
Sawbill's Bobcat
Fun to have Bill and Cindy share their excitement this week. To get the whole story, be sure to visit their newsletter/blog at http://sawbill.com/www/news/newsletter/index.cfm
Grand Marais Empty Bowls
The Grand Marais Art Colony and community of Grand Marais host the annual Empty Bowls event Thursday, November 11, 5-7pm. First Congregational Church, Grand Marais. www.grandmaraisartcolony.org
