The temperatures of summer have finally arrived on the Gunflint Trail. We’ve had our share of 70 degree temperatures throughout the months of June and July but the heat wave has come at the end of August. Yesterday’s high temperature …
On a recent fishing trip we got quite the catch into our fishing net. I’m not sure what it was about the fishing net that Rugby loved so much but we couldn’t keep him out of it. Silly doggy, nets …
There’s something about Boundary Waters maps that I just love. I can spend hours looking at the names of the lakes, the BWCA routes I’ve taken or planning a route for my next Boundary Waters canoe trip. When we first …
I could dig out the Gunflint Trail Cookbook to check out details about Sea Island Lodge at the end of the Gunflint Trail. I’ll apologize right away because that would require work and at this point I don’t feel like …
They weren’t born today or yesterday but they were born and that’s a good thing. Wolf pups are present on Michigan’s Isle Royale after no new pups were born last year. The population of wolves on Isle Royale is down …
There’s new information from the Minnesota DNR about threatened and endangered species. Some species have been removed while others have been added. These include plants and animals such as toads, turtles, dragonflies, birds, beetles and fish. It’s quite the impressive …
The bear problem has been solved apparently. Here’s a note from the USFS. The campsites on Caribou and Little Caribou will be opened tomorrow August 20, 12:01 am for visitor use in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. There have …
The days are getting shorter, the nights longer and leaves are beginning to change color on the Gunflint Trail. I’m not sure where the summer went but school sports are starting and before long school will start. Summer is slowly …
If you’re heading to the Minnesota State Fair this year then be sure to check out everything the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has there. When we’ve visited the Fair it’s our favorite thing to do. It’s not like being …
With all of the blueberries out in the bush you wouldn’t think bears would need to harass campers in the BWCA but I guess these bears have picky palettes. They have been frequenting campsites on the Caribou Lake east of …