Byron and I grew up on dairy farms here in Wrenshall. We have been married for 30 years. We have 3 wonderful sons and 5 beautiful grandkids. We have always wanted our own farm and that happened the summer of 2012. Our oldest son Adam, an Iraqi War Veteran, came home from Iraq, finished his…
We are Sandy and Craig Sterle living in Blackhoof Township for over 30 years. We have a variety of plants, animals, birds, and water on land, which quickly rolls between high and low. I realize we are not owners, so much as stewards of…
The Sandpiper Pipeline is poised to cut a 120 foot swath out of the middle of our sugarbush. For the past 12 years we have heeded the call to gather sap and make syrup from the forest we steward. We are careful to give each tree a rest when it needs one, and to tap…
My name is Paul Schillo and I live near Wrenshall in rural Carlton County with my wife Brenda and son Caleb. Like many of our friends and neighbors, we were surprised to receive a letter from Enbridge this summer indicating that our property was under consideration as an alternative oil pipeline route. We soon learned…
I was asked to write an article on the impact the pipeline would have on our property. Iʼve been putting it off since I just don’t know where to start. The Pipeline would run next to a natural gas line that I think has been here since the 60ʼs. They have had an easement here…
Another Carlton County Land Steward Story 20 years ago we began looking for land that we could live out our dream of living off the land and being self sufficient. We wanted land with good soil to grow our own food and open field to support our menagerie of animals. We wanted a place…
My name is Mark “Sparky” Stensaas, a Carlton County resident and landowner along the proposed Enbridge Sandpiper Pipeline corridor. I would like to go on record as opposing the current routing of the pipeline. I support a southern Soo Line alternative. I invite everyone who reads this to close your eyes and imagine the place…
