Weeks of 4/13 and 4/20

The snow from 4/10 had just about melted away before a fresh 10 inches fell on 4/25. Let's just say that we need the moisture, and that snowfall in late April is "unique", and "memorable". The wild weather has had very little effect on the quantity, quality, or enthusiasm of the visiting groups over the past few weeks, and spring birds and buds are returning despite the challenges. Baxter Elementary, Sauk Rapids-Rice, the U of M Hydrologists, and the Quilters Basket folks all enjoyed their visits to Deep Portage. The photo above is from the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School visit, and shows Deep Portage Educator Clare Croteau and some of her fine students getting ready to embark on the day's activities. We love to see those smiles!

Week of April 6th

Everyone arrived safely on Monday, in spite of the snow. Central Minnesota Christian High School (Prinsburg) and Lindbergh Elementary (Little Falls) enjoyed the snowy conditions, strapping on snowshoes when necessary. The weather was beautiful on Tuesday and Wednesday, although news of the next storm was beginning to trickle in. Lincoln Elementary and Dr. SG Knight Elementary (both from Little Falls) arrived on Wednesday afternoon. They had a great visit, but decided to leave on Thursday evening to avoid the impending weather......a good move, too, considering Little Falls got a foot of snow that night and school was canceled for Friday! The photo above shows DP staff Mike Libsch and Nova Clark helping to load up the buses as the storm's first flakes begin falling. See below for a nice pic of Cass County Isaac Walton League members Dorothy Harrington and Don Hoppe . Their monthly meeting was Thursday evening. Deep Portage seems to have avoided the brunt of the latest system, although more snow may come. As of 1:30 on Friday we have received 4 inches of fresh "concrete". Unfortunately the Kelly Joe Phelps concert had to be postponed due to weather, and is tentatively rescheduled for August 30th. Keep your chins up, Spring is on the way!

SNOW!!!!

A whopper of an April storm spun through the area on Sunday, April 6th, depositing 17 inches of snow at Deep Portage. Undaunted, both Central Minnesota Christian High School (Prinsburg) and Lindbergh Elementary (Little Falls) are on their way. Once the DP driveway is plowed all will return to normal.........kind of. April skiing anyone? Check out the photos! We're buried!

Week of 3/30

The first week in April was a beauty! Warm temps and singing birds greeted our schools, and everyone had a great time. Challenger Elementary (Thief River Falls), Ambassador Prep (St. Paul), Pioneer Elementary (Pierz), Cass Lake Ecology Club, New Beginnings (Pine River), and Park Rapids Middle School all visited Deep Portage. Kenny Beauchene, a longtime Challenger Elementary staff member, is pictured above with a few of his students. He's been bringing kids from Thief River Falls to Deep Portage for 18 years!