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 …
After a brief fall-like period of weather on the Gunflint Trail summer has returned. I’m hoping the forecasted sunshine warms the lake water up a little bit so my swims can be a little bit longer. The forecast for the …
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Yesterday was spent on Saganaga Lake in the BWCA fishing for Lake Trout. While we didn’t catch any Lake Trout we sure had a good time trying. The weather felt more like a fall day than an August one. The …
I found a patch of blueberries that looked like the grapes in a bowl of plastic fruit. I picked one from the bush thinking it looked like some scientifically engineered berry from a different planet and when I bit into …
There are believers and non-believers of climate change. I recently read two separate articles about climate change and how it affects both the places and things we love. One article is about the decline of moose in New Hampshire due …
Paul Brandt who went missing on Thursday, August 1st has been found. His body was recovered a few hours ago about a mile from where his vehicle was parked near the Seagull Guard Station on the Gunflint Trail. The official …