Cabin Country

Minnesota outdoors writer Mike Lein visits Bjorn & Fud and shares his expertise as a naturalist, hunter, fisherman and cabin builder.Follow | Contact (cabincountrypod@gmail.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More and more cabin owners are converting their cabins into year-round lake homes, but many of us still have to winterize our cabins and make occasional journeys up to make sure everything is intact. Ice fishing was done on lakes closer to home in the Twin Cities.Follow | Contact (cabincountrypod@gmail.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We invite you to slow down a bit and pick up some of the small town wisdom of today and yesteryear with Good Ol' Lloyd! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There’s nothing like cooking food over an open fire at the cabin. Chili dogs, marshmallows, exploding bags of greasy cheese puffs… some cabin food traditions carry on, some new meals are invented, and Bjorn and Fud wrestle with the north country concept of S’mores.Follow | Contact (cabincountrypod@gmail.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Not for the faint-hearted… or for the serious hunter for that matter! Attempts were made in earnest by Bjorn and Fud in their younger years to bag pheasants, ducks, and deer; attempts that resulted in some funny stories (if not repeated trips afield).Follow | Contact (cabincountrypod@gmail.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bjorn and Fud are joined by friend Buck Fielding who shares stories of his fishing adventures and getting lost on Lake of the Woods. Also, sage advice on dealing with bears, and a Lake Superior ghost story.Like | Contact (cabincountrypod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Now Fud, you should treat your tackle box like a watch…”Anyone in cabin country understands the excitement and reverence of owning a tackle box. And no box is too small to to hold a shiny new lure (whether you actually use them or not!)Like | Contact (cabincountrypod@gmail.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What do you do when frightening weather approaches and you’re sitting in a small cabin propped up on cinder blocks? And who gets to decide what the walls and floors are adorned with at the cabin?Subscribe | Like | Follow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Minnesota is the land of over ten thousand lakes and the birthplace of waterskiing. Bjorn and Fud recall their fathers early sea vessels with motors barely strong enough to pull a water skier up onto the water. Also the unforeseen perils of getting a dock in the water each spring.Follow | Contact See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“ARE WE THERE YET?!” Escaping to the cabin for the weekend usually involves some drive time, which is fatiguing for adults and positively agonizing for the kids. Hit the road with Bjorn and Fud as they relive their early days of driving north into cabin country.Follow | Contact See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us each episode as we dig deep into Bjorn's collection of Schmidt Scenic Beer Cans, each with it's beautiful artwork and scenes from Cabin Country. We never know just which one Bjorn might grab, but we're sure each one, created by Minnesota artist Les Kouba, will inspire a storied memory from Cabin Country. Do join us. https://www.facebook.com/cabincountrypod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Experiencing Cabin Fever? Give us the time and we’ll take you out of the traffic and away from the levee. Let’s find the place where the loons call out among the moonlit waves and where the wind sighs among the Norway pines. Let’s get to Cabin Country. Join Bjorn & Fud as they share stories from northern Minnesota. Whether hunting, fishing, fixing that old out board motor, or sipping a cup of coffee on the dock with a line in the water, however you get there, join us for Cabin Country. New episodes every other Thursday beginning in February.Subscribe | Like | Contact See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.