The numerous semi-submerged stumps of the Bog River Flow provide evidence of flooded lands created when Gus Low established dams along the waterway to generate power for a variety of commercial enterprises. (Photo by Joe Hackett)

The region has been graced with a full week of Indian Summer that delivered brilliant sunshine and cloudless, bluebird days. As heavy frosts carpeted the ground in white crystals each morning and rim ice secured the small ponds in the evenings, the night skies offered up meteor showers with stars falling by the thousands. Area star gazers were treated to two consecutive evenings which provided an outstanding backdrop of clear, crisp skies for the annual Leonid Meteor Shower. As we watched the night’s dramatic display, my daughter exclaimed, “I can’t keep up. I can’t think of enough wishes to make, there’s just too many stars falling!” Lows Lake wilderness classification vote reversed Combined with the pleasant autumn weather and the approaching peak of the whitetail rut, there have been several recent announcements and decisions that have served to brighten the spirits of area sportspeople over the past week.