Noisy Morning at Voyageur
This time of the year on the Gunflint Trail is normally very quiet. There’s one exception to this rule and that’s when the ice on the river moans and groans as it freezes. Every once in a while there will be …
Weather Forecasting for the Gunflint Trail
There’s a blog I look at sometimes by Paul Douglas. I think he was a weather forecaster or meteorologist for a television station in the Twin Cities when I was growing up but I’m not positive. He puts together …
You Spent Thanksgiving Where, Doing What?
One thing I like about Facebook is it keeps me posted on where our past Voyageur Crew members are and what they are doing. I was however a little bit suprised to find out what Scott Ewen was doing …
Snowy Saturday After Thanksgiving
Yesterday I enjoyed a walk without worrying about slipping on ice and snow. I went to the Trail’s End Campground for a look around and startled two busy beavers in a pocket of open water. I also checked out …
The Day After Thanksgiving
How are you spending the day after Thanksgiving? Are you shopping? Putting up a Christmas Tree? Back at work? I’m doing a little bit of all from the end of the Gunflint Trail today. I’m not the type of person …
A Thanksgiving Full of Thanks
We’re thankful for many things on this beautiful Thanksgiving Day. It would be impossible to include them all here in a blog. We’re especially thankful for our families, friends and guests of Voyageur. We wish you a stomach filled …
Spring Like Conditions on the Gunflint Trail
The sun is shining brightly this afternoon and the temperature is 47 degrees. There is water dripping off of the roof, the deck is free of snow and there’s the tell-tale sign of spring, mud. We call spring "mud …
Awesome BWCA Video
I knew him when… Nate Ptacek used to work on the Gunflint Trail at a canoe outfitting business and now he works as a photographer and videographer for Patagonia in California. I remember when he made a video of life at an …
USFS Makes a Smart Decision regarding BWCA Permits
The Fall Cooperator Meetings with the USFS centered around a couple of decisions. One not so important decision on the Gunflint Trail was the idea to do away with the Boundary Waters Lottery system. The lottery has never affected the …
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Let’s Play Hockey!
Yesterday was the first game of the 2011-2012 Silver Bay Squirt season. It was quite the opening game against a team from Two Harbors. Why is this an important event to me, who lives 120 miles from the arena? …