Lake County Journal

Gus tells us about his experience with - and thoughts about - the wolverine.

You can listen to Gus' Wild Side on Lake County Journal on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.

(Photo by Jeffrey Lewis on Wikimedia Commons)

It's been a lingering winter with "cement" snow, sleet, freezing rain and even a thunderstorm. But there are signs of spring out there -- even in the midst of mud season.

Sunny's Backyard is a regular feature on the Lake County Journal, heard on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. 

Gus shares his experiences working in a local sugar bush, an annual spring ritual.

You can listen to Gus' Wild Side on Lake County Journal on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.

(Photo by Sterling College on Flickr)

In this episode from late March, Sunny shares some the mental challenges of a lingering winter, and some of the adventures….

Sunny's Backyard is a regular feature on the Lake County Journal, heard on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. 
 

Jim Lind, former avian ecologist at the University of Minnesota, tells us what late winter and early spring birds he's been seeing -- and due to the severe winter we've had -- what birds he's not been seeing.  He also brings us up to date on what we can expect as the season progresses.

Lake County Compass is a regular feature on the Lake County Journal, heard on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. 

Gus tells us about his experience falling through ice on a northwoods river....

You can listen to Gus' Wild Side on Lake County Journal on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.
 

Sunny shares her past February adventures as well as recent observations from her back yard.

Sunny's Backyard is a regular feature on the Lake County Journal, heard on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. 

Gus' Wild Side is a regular feature on Lake County Journal, heard on the fourth Thursday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.

A northwoods winter can be long and dark but we come to expect it and find ways to cope. 

Winter debuts by dumping three feet of snow at once.   Once again we are reminded of why it never pays to procrastinate.