A Trip Up the Gunflint Trail
“You live in Grand Marais and you have never taken your kids to see the walleye spawn?” This was the question our now deceased crew member Mark Ceminsky asked a friend of ours a few years ago. Then he made …
Category: wildlife
Singing and Drumming on the Gunflint Trail
Spring is such a special time on the Gunflint Trail, especially when the mud has dried up. I look forward to listening to the frogs and loons sing and the grouse as they drum in the woods. We invite you …
Bald Eagles are Back
The bald eagles have returned to the end of the Gunflint Trail. As soon as there is any open water they come back. With the Seagull River opening up in front of the Voyageur lodge Ron was able to spot …
Bear Aware this Spring
If the bears had decided it was a good idea to come out of hibernation early this spring then they have probably second guessed their decision at this point. But, just in case, here’s what the MN DNR has to …
Listen to the Frogs
I suppose a person could use the pick up line, “Do you want to go listen for frogs tonight?” I bet it is a seldom used line and it might actually work if the person you are asking likes frogs. …
Eaglets in the Nest
I happened to check the eagle cam and noticed something fuzzy beneath the eagle. It looks like the eggs have hatched but I haven’t received an update from the MN DNR since the 1st of March and they hadn’t started …
Eagle Camera Updates
It’s so neat to be able to watch an eagle’s nest. I haven’t seen any eagles in our neck of the woods yet and I never get to see anything like this so close up. Update Feb. 17, 2016 Three …
Moose Population on the Gunflint Trail
Not too many years ago we would see a minimum of 4-5 moose on a trip to Grand Marais from the end of the Gunflint Trail. Our maximum number of moose sighted was 17 in one trip. This weekend while …
Moose Report
I wish I could say there was something good to report about moose in Minnesota but I can’t. The population continues to decline and although biologists know what is killing the majority of them there isn’t much that can be …
Are You Sleeping?
I can’t say I miss the mess bears sometimes make in the summer but I do miss seeing them in the wintertime. Have you ever seen one out and about with snow on the ground? DNR question of the week …