February 23rd, 2010 | by Arthur | published in North Shore, Winter Sports
This last weekend saw the 14th annual Book Across the Bay an annual 10k snow shoe/ski race across the Chequamegon bay. This year the race had 3300 registrants raising money that goes to the Book Across the Bay Community Grant Program. This program gives funds to organisations that encourage physical and mental wellness among residents [...]
February 22nd, 2010 | by Andy | published in Uncategorized
It took a few weeks, but we’re back and very happy to be so!
When our hosting service’s grid server suffered a security breach, we found some malicious code was causing our site to redirect users to random web sites. Many thanks go to our friend Matt for his troubleshooting expertise in eradicating the problem!
Now that [...]
February 2nd, 2010 | by Andy | published in Canada, Canoeing, Flim, Outdoor Living
Like a first time paddler launching into a vast island-dotted lake, the world became a lot bigger for me as I viewed “This is Canoeing,” the latest project from paddler/filmmaker Justine Curgenven. Gathered into this 2-disc set are 12 film featurettes, each bringing a fresh and memorable viewpoint of what it is to canoe today.
A [...]
February 1st, 2010 | by Andy | published in Gear, Survival Skills
The buzz began last week, when a spokesperson for a relief organization in Haiti made this desperate plea in a New York Times article: “Tents, tents, tents [...] That’s the word we want to get out. We need tents.”
Some 100,00 tents, in fact, will be needed to shelter an estimated half million refugees.
It didn’t take [...]