Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior is one of the best hiking destinations in the Midwest. During your stay at Okontoe (or on your way up or back), be sure to take some time to explore at least a couple of these. Hiking is so good along the North Shore that an entire trail system … Read more
The Boundary Waters in Minnesota is one of the world’s top destinations for canoeists. And Stairway Portage/Rose Falls is one of the most accessible and beautiful day trips in the BWCA. The entrance point only about 15 minutes from Okontoe. So it’s not only one of the best day trips along the Trail, it’s the … Read more
During your visit to Okontoe, be sure to take advantage of the many great hikes along the Gunflint Trail. Minnesota’s Gunflint Trail is sandwiched on either side by one of America’s most unspoiled wilderness areas, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Located in the northeast corner of our state, this 56-mile road begins in Grand … Read more
by Nancy Patten “We are near the end of all things now, and you should therefore be calm, self-controlled men (and women) of prayer. Above everything else, be sure that you have real deep love for one another, remembering how love can ‘cover a multitude of sins.’ ” 1 Peter 4:7-8 (JB Phillips) The times … Read more
by Nancy Patten Dad often used J.B.Phillip’s New Testament translation when he taught and preached. It seems that this passage from James 1 well describes challenging times and how we should respond to them: “When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your lives, my brothers, don’t resent them as intruders, but welcome them … Read more