This report is written by Lorraine Anderson (lorraine@bwca.cc). She is part of a group of three seniors that have been looking at wildflowers in Cook County, Minnesota. They have gone out almost every Wednesday for over 20 years and love it, even in the winter. But of course there aren't any flowers in the winter!!

Spring has finally come to Grand Marais. The trees are beginning to bud and the hillsides have turned a spring green color. The weather is perfect. We took #7 to #45 to Pike Lake Road to Babinau Corners where we walked down to Carla's Maple Woods.

Flowers we found:

Anemone, Wood - Anemone quinquefolia
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis
Dutchman's-breeches - Dicentra cucullaria
Spring Beauty - Clatonia caroliniana
Violet, Purple - ?

We then went to Cascade Forest Service Campground and got the best spot and had a wiener roast. What a wonderful day.