Moose Lake Star Gazette - Serving Carlton and Pine Counties since 1895

In the spring all our senses are tuned for the wonderful changes in our surroundings. And this spring we are desperate for colors, sounds and smells (of flowers and earth). Since the snow just melted...

I know, spring is taking it’s time to arrive this year. It reminds me of many other springs, though we have forgotten those in the past few milder years. We get our hopes up with a rise of the red o...

March is a month that tests our patience. When you live in northern Minnesota and the weather pundits tell you that March 1 is considered meteorological spring, but officially spring doesn’t begin...

When I ski the trails on our property I am always looking at the tracks. They change daily and with the snow conditions. Many (too many) are made by deer, and there are plenty of squirrel tracks and...

For me, there is nothing nicer on a sunny, crisp January day than to put on my cross-country skis and head out on our trails. Each time I am grateful once again for these 20 acres of woods and field...

The fog was so bad we were creeping along, trying to see the white line next to the shoulder of the road. It was Saturday night, December 1, and we were returning from Cambridge, where we’d been at...

I have always been a fan of science fiction and one of my favorite genres is time travel. I try to imagine what it would be like to go back in time and see what my ancestors looked like and how they...

I have to admit that I’m glad for the convenience and connectivity of the internet because it is allowing me to see and hear about the beautiful autumn weather (so far) at home, while we experience...