Own a Piece of History
Right next door to us at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters is a wonderful piece of property that is currently for sale. The property and the buildings were once used as a canoe outfitting business until the USFS bought it. The …
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Fun on the Gunflint Trail
I am happy to report I was able to get out and enjoy two of my favorite activities the other day. Not only did I get to go spear fishing for Northern Pike but I also went cross-country skiing …
Full Moon of the New Year
The most common name for the full moon of January has something to do with the word "cold." I sure am hoping for a cold moon this year myself. I look longingly for a January where we get tons of …
Seasons on the Gunflint Trail
Many of us folks on the Gunflint Trail live not by the months of the calendar but by the seasons and activities they represent. One look in our closets, or in Mike’s case the laundry room, and you can tell …
Happy New Year
With every ending comes a new beginning and as we say goodbye to 2006 we say hello to 2007. My hope for you in this New Year is all of the health and happiness your heart can hold. May the following …
The Root Beer Lady
Dorothy Molter was known as the Root Beer Lady because she sold her special bottled Root Beer to canoeists passing by her Isle of Pines on Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. She operated a small …
Holidays, Happy Days?
When you think of Christmas and New Years what comes to your mind? Is it a picture of friends and family gathered around a Christmas Tree singing carols joyfully? Do you think of all of the wonderful memories from …
Safe Snowmobiling
Everyone is anxious to get out and go for a snowmobile ride but the conditions are not safe yet. The lack of snow is preventing the majority of the people in the state of Minnesota from riding. According to the …
Cross Country Skiing
The Gunflint Trail is home to some of the finest cross-country skiing in the state of Minnesota. There are wilderness portages, frozen Boundary Water’s lakes, and over 176 kilometers of marked and groomed tracked trails. With good snowfall(an average …
Christmas Mourning
While most people celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Morning, others mourned the death of long-time Gunflint Trail resident, Jerry Parsons. Jerry died in his home on Christmas Eve and is survived by his son Forrest Parsons. …