DANGEROUS TREE REMOVAL Safely used by respectful, knowledgeable individuals, chain saws can be useful tools. They make a good servant but a terrible master. An acquaintance who teaches chain saw safety was driving in to his hunt camp when he had to pass a mound of logs. Perched atop was a man wearing a bathing […]
ELMHIRST’S RESORT – Generation after Generation This past fall I passed a “working weekend” at Elmhirst’s Resort which included a goose hunt and a fishing trip. Both guided. The resort is located near the Village of Keene, on Rice Lake. Some Historical Background I sat down with Greg Elmhirst, the General Manager, to talk about […]
DUCK BANDING on the CONROY MARSH by Barney Moorhouse A Scotch mist descended as I pulled out of the driveway at 5 p.m. to join an MNR crew for some nighttime duck banding on the Conroy Marsh. On the way to meet the team at Palmer Rapids torrential rains began to dampen my enthusiasm. Over […]
FISHING WITH FRANK by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Readers may recognize Frank Kuiack from his biography – The Last Guide – penned by Ottawa writer Ron Corbett. At last count his book has sold in excess of 251,000 copies internationally as it has been translated into German, Japanese and Chinese. Not bad for a guy who has […]
RED CROSS VOLUNTEER Jean Newton was 15 when her mother died. Like many elder and dutiful daughters of the time she picked up the pieces and helped her father run the household. In 1937, when she was 24, they had just finished supper when her dad asked if she had looked “out front lately?” “No,” […]
NEWS FLASH At New York’s Kennedy airport, an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney General John Ashcroft said he believes the man […]
