Spiny Water Flea
The Spiny Water Flea is an invasive species that is now found in Saganaga Lake. It made it’s way from Europe in the ballast of an ocean freighter and ended up in Lake Ontario in 1982. It quickly spread through …
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Quetico Park Changes
Anglers who visit the Quetico Park next year will need to abide by a few new fishing rules. The Quetico will no longer allow any live, dead, frozen, or salted bait to be used within the Park. Only artificial lures will be …
4th of July
While there are not fireworks going on in the BWCA it doesn’t mean you won’t see any sparks. We experienced a thunderstorm with lightening strikes the other day and anytime that happens you can have a fire start if the …
Happy Trails
The mosquitos are usually less ferocious this time of the year but for some reason they seem to still be bugging me and Abby. She counted 46 mosquito bites on herself yesterday and we haven’t even been "out" in the woods. It …
Quiet Time
Some places are really busy over the 4th of July but the BWCA isn’t one of them. People have their holiday traditions that include parades and fireworks, neither of which you will find at the end of the Gunflint Trail. …
Happy 1st of July
It seems like yesterday was Memorial Weekend and here we are quickly approaching the 4th of July Holiday. June flew by us as we kept busy outfitting canoe parties into the wilderness and taking care of our resort guests. It’s …
Happy Birthday GTHS
The Gunflint Trail Historical Society celebrated it’s first birthday on Monday at Gunflint Lodge. There were over fifty people in attendance and excitement filled the air. The Gunflint Trail Historical Society has over 200 members and a great group of …
More Berries
Even though it is almost July our Juneberries are not yet ripe. Juneberries are a member of the rose family and we normally call ours Serviceberries. We have a bush in our front yard and I’ve heard there are a number of …
Fishing and Catching
Our guests have been having some good luck catching fish this past week. The Smallmouth Bass have been biting like crazy and the Northern Pike are just as aggressive. It was the first time Lake Trout fishing for two of …
It’s Easy Being Green
This is the title of a book by Crissy Trask that we recently purchased for the store. It is actually a handbook with suggestions on how to be more earth-friendly in day to day life. It doesn’t involve making big …