July 2023

Ulf seems slightly perplexed as her mother holds her on the moose at Gunflint Mercantile

Ulf seems slightly perplexed as her mother holds her on the moose at Gunflint Mercantile. The name Ulf stands for wolf in Norway, her mother said. It is an Old Norse name that is considered a strong, feminine name. Ulf and her family were visiting from the Old Country when they stopped at Gunflint Mercantile on Tuesday, July 25, as the establishment was celebrating “Christmas in July.” Owner Chelsea Pusc has made holiday Eggnog fudge, buttered rum truffles, pumkin pie fudge, spiced apple truffles, caramel apple floats and more! The holiday celebration runs through Monday, July 31. Joynes, The Big Lake, Java Moose and other businesses around town joined the Gunflint Mercantile in the July Christmas celebration. Santa Claus is coming from the North Pole to the Gunflint Mercantile on Sunday, July 30, so bring an early Christmas wish list.

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Apple Blender Cake

Ingredients - 2 medium apples, see note 1 approximately 2 ½ cups when peeled, cored and cut into ½ inch cubes - Blend the ingredients in the exact order stated in the recipe. Always start with the wet ingredient.

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Outdoors with

Seeds have taken root I cannot stop gardening. We are in the dogs’ days of summer and the early spring cold crops – radishes and beets and lettuces - are coming to an end.

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Celebrate August! It’s almost here! After a couple of stressful weeks, it’s time to look forward to August. Grand Marais has the Fisherman’s Picnic the first full weekend of the month.

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BEYOND Reason

Summer Reads One of my favorite summer activities has to be The Summer Read. Everywhere you look someone wants you to read something: billboards; menus; pamphlets.

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Pet of the Week

This beautiful creature is Clio, and she was Jane Burley’s wonderful companion during their years together on the big lake in Croftville. Clio was gentle, playful, and curious. Jane Burley named Clio after the Greek Goddess Muse of History and Poetry.

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