Moose, Robins and More on the Gunflint Trail
Open water abounds on the Gunflint Trail. The Seagull River is ice free, Swamper is open and the other lakes are on the way. We saw the first robin at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters and our moose friends are …
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Grab Your Canoe Paddles and Head to the Gunflint Trail
The ice is off of Gunflint Lake already. This has to be a record for the earliest ice out on Gunflint. The earliest ice out on Saganaga Lake is April 13th according to long time resident Dickie Powell. It …
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Lucky You!
It just doesn’t get any better than this. Now you can read my blogs from the comfort of your own email! No need to open your browser to see what we’re up to at Voyageur, just open your email …
Freestyle Canoeing New Category at the Gunflint Canoe Races
Some of you may have heard of freestyle canoeing and past Voyageur Crew member Kristi Ostrowski thinks this might be a good category for the Gunflint Canoe Races. While it must be considered a form of artful expression I don’t think I can see my …
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World Water Day
It’s still ice covered in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area but that doesn’t mean it isn’t World Water Day on the Gunflint Trail. I’m celebrating the fact we have drinking water fresh lake water surrounding us. How lucky we …
Rationalize
Did you ever wonder why the word rationalize was spelled the way it is? With the definition of the word saying it may not even be true wouldn’t it make sense to spell it "Rationalies"? From the web, Attempt to explain or …
Signs of Spring on the Gunflint Trail
The pussy willows have popped and I saw my first duck of the season on the edge of the moose pond. Of course I can’t remember what kind of duck it is. Every year it appears there and I …
That’s Where That Was!
It’s that time of the season when the snow piles disappear and other things reappear. A shovel, a water bottle and lots of garbage has a way of getting hid all winter long by the snow. It’s like a …
Air Conditioning in March in Minnesota?
Something is wrong with this picture. I know you don’t see a picture, it’s just a saying. It was 78 degrees on the Gunflint Trail on March 17, 2012. That has to be a record. The sun was crazy …
With a Little Luck and a Little Cold Weather
You could win a fishing contest on the Gunflint Trail next weekend. Poplar Lake will be the place to be on March 24th with a fishing contest and a golf tournament going on. Come try your luck!