Day 285. May 17, 2014. Quintessential Northern Minnesota day

LOCATION:  Ely, MN, in far north central Minnesota

WEATHER: Sunny and cool.  High about 60

We are on Fall Lake, part of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.  As the name implies, the area borders Canada, and the lakes are in both Minnesota as well as in Ontario.  

Permits are required to enter the area, as they try to keep it pristine and uncrowded.  There are a lot of fishermen here.  This is our campground's parking lot.

We hear the boats going out at about 5:00 AM (sunrise), and returning about 9:00 PM (sunset).  They say that the fishing is good; they are catching walleye.  

With that in mind, we went back  to the brewpub in Ely where we had seen walleye on the menu.  We had pecan-crusted walleye on a French bread roll, with a side of broccoli slaw.  Here is the before and after picture.  

Before...

After:

It was really good.  George had it with their Eelpout oatmeal stout.

We had heard a dull roaring noise from our campsite.  We thought it was freeway noise or jets taking off.  Then, we remembered  there are no freeways or airports anywhere near here.  We realized that the noise was a gushing waterfall.  We hiked there, about 5 miles round trip, in glorious hiking weather.  

The day was topped off by sitting around the campfire listening to a Prairie Home Companion, and loons on the lake.   George grilled the remaining chicken thighs for me to use in a new recipe I had found...

DINNER:  I marinated the thighs overnight in plain yogurt.  After they were grilled, I served them with a sauce made from green onions, red bell pepper slices, blue cheese, yogurt and cream cheese.  It was yummy.  As a side, we had corn with more  of the red peppers to give it color