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How To Boil Sap To Make Maple Syrup

Feb

27

2018

Boiling Sap To Make Maple Syrup In February of 2012 my brother Dan and neighbor John and I tapped our Maple trees in our front yard here in Minnesota. You don’t need to live in the country or on a farm to enjoy the hobby of collecting sap and making maple syrup. The equipment ...

Kayaking the Upper Kinnikinnick River

Aug

13

2016

Having A Blast Kayaking The Kinnikinnick Kinni Creek Lodge Review If your looking for some adventure I would highly recommend kayaking the Kinnikinnick river in River Falls Wisconsin. My girlfriend and I bought a Groupon for a kyaking trip for two for $50 through Kinni Creek Lodge and we had a blast. What ...

Wild River State Park Campground Review

Aug

10

2016

Wild River Campground Is A Fantastic Place To Camp My sweetie Melissa and I camped at Wild River Campground on June 24th-25th 2016 and really enjoyed the park despite the brutal hot temps and blustery winds. I hope you enjoy my review and check this campground out. To make reservations you can go to site here ...

Lovebirds Make Great Pets

Jun

14

2016

African Lovebirds Make Fantastic Pets I have a real love for birds as you can probably tell and I recently acquired a pair of lovebirds. I have had several breeds of birds as pets over the years but never lovebirds. The two lovebirds above are George and Martha and they are a proven pair of ...

My Pet Chinese Praying Mantis

Oct

10

2015

Praying Mantis Make Great Outdoor Pets This spring I hatched a Chinese praying mantis ootheca (egg case) in my garden here in Minnesota. The little nymphs hatched in May and there were probably a hundred of them. These little nymphs faced many challenges throughout this gardening season and the first being the weather. The temperatures ...