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  1. What the heck is this bird? trivia question now posted on crowwing.com/trivia.html To hear its song, go to birdjam.com/birdsong.php?i… Very cool!
  2. Answer to last week's animal tracks now posted on crowwing.com/trivia.html Trivia #4 -ID the bird in photo for next week. HINT: she digests wax
  3. Northwoods trivia: what 3 critters made tracks in snow at CWC (view question #3)? crowwing.com/trivia.html HINT: 1 is shy, 1 is sly, 1 is wry.
  4. Did you guess correctly on last week's CWC trivia question? Answer posted today crowwing.com/trivia.html HINT: a critter who bounds, not hops.
  5. @rowdyjohn Cousin, we hope you are fully recovered from surgery. Too bad you don't live closer, Big John fixes carpal tunnel w/ reflexology
  6. Answer to last week's trivia is posted crowwing.com/trivia.html What animal made tracks in the snow on next photo. HINT: it does NOT hop.
  7. Go to our new Northwoods trivia page to view mystery photo. What critter made these tracks at CWC? crowwing.com/trivia.html
  8. Safe travels 'n giggles galore today with your wacky family. Happy t-day from Kim & Big John at Crow Wing Crest Lodge, Akeley, MN.
  9. White pine is the only conifer with 5 needles in a bundle, E of Rocky Mountains (W-H-I-T-E). Luna, our oldest tree at CWC, is a white pine.
  10. Up North trivia: did you know loons often fly with their mouths open? (It's possible this allows for greater flow of air.) Weird, huh?
  11. Maturity is: ability to stick w/ a job until finished, carry $ w/out spending it, bear an injustice w/out wanting to get even. A.VanBuren
  12. Total lunar eclipse/full moon/winter solstice late, late tonight (peaks around 2:15 a.m. CST) If I'm awake, I'll drum into winter season :)
  13. Temps are up to a balmy 15 degrees today w/ flurries. Gray squirrels are so fat from our corn/seed they look like woodchucks . . .
  14. Apt commentary about dealing with Facebook http://youtu.be/CXsorPbcSgo by MN Garrison Keillor "Unfriended"
  15. It's November 27, 2010, and 11th Crow Wing Lake has officially frozen over for winter!
  16. Check out CWC guests creating a fun resort song! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10513653/Back%20when%20i%20was%20four%20%5Bin%20minnesota%5D.wma
  17. Big John and Kris are pulling last dock in today . . . it's a winter wonderland up north this week . . . .
  18. Ordered some resort clothing for next summer: maroon fleece vests, rainbow junior missy swirly shirts, ragwear pullover sweats --
  19. We're joining 10 Billion Beats: global drumming for unity at Fall Retreat Sept 17 -- see what it's about: youtube.com/watch?v=eAbvpf… via @youtube
  20. Guest caught 8 lb walleye this week - wow! Rare during high summer-but hey! rainy weather is good for somethin' . . . ready to fish yet?