In my nearly 40 years at Channel 6, we’ve gone through a lot of names. It was Metro News 6 when I first started, and went to Stereo 6 when that was all the rage, then to Channel 6 News, KBJR News, Northland’s News Center, NBC 6, and currently Northern News Now. A few minutes ago, while writing the head-line to this article, I wrote Northland’s News Center instead of Northern News Now. Just a flashback moment I guess.

Now that spring seems to be really here, I’ve been flashing back to the one time in the ’70s my dad launched his boat at Stuntz Bay and took us past Oak Narrows to visit the strange and wonderful region known as the Cook End of Lake Vermilion. What an adventure!

Here in May, boats will be back on the lake for fun and fishing. Let’s hope there’s enough water to make them float.This May, we are expecting an inch less than normal rain. Of course, that may be a good thing in a way because last spring’s bugs were terrible! Along with low rain, May could go up to three degrees above normal. May 1-11 should have some rain showers and the period will start cooler than normal and then head to normal. The 12th to 26th should be sunny, dry and warm. The 27th to 31st should cool a bit and kick up a couple of ran showers. There are signs that June will really dry up and we’ll have details on that coming up next month.