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     We’re open and waiting for visitors at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters.  The Minnesota State Parks are closed and it’s a tragedy but the Gunflint Trail has facilities and hiking trails that are even more wonderful than most of the State …

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     Just a few flowers from a walk in the woods.       

     We’ve been seeing lots of babies on the Gunflint Trail lately.  Of course Mork and Mindy, our resident baby moose calves are already famous.  And now we have an even newer calf on the Gunflint Trail and we’ve named it …

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     One of my favorite entry points into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is Seagull Lake.  I love to set up a base camp and explore the nooks and crannies of the wilderness lake.  There are some awesome fishing …

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     Guess what? I’m so excited to announce I have finally added my hidden caches to Geocaching.com! I hid them last October but didn’t get them online until just recently.  Now you can search the woods for the Boundary Waters …

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     Wouldn’t it be a bummer to have planned your canoe trip all winter long and then get up to the great northwoods and not be able to purchase a fishing license?  That’s what could happen if the State of …

Get Your Fishing Licenses Read more »

     Yesterday morning we awoke to the smell of smoke in the air.  After 3 days of rain and a couple of inches of rain I didn’t think there could be a forest fire anywhere near.  It turns out I was …

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                The Gunflint Mercantile is celebrating with a Grand Re-Opening in downtown Grand Marais, Minnesota this Saturday, June 25th.  What is so special about the Gunflint Mercantile? Chelsea Lueck of course! Former Voyageur Crew Extraordinaire who left Voyageur to …

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     The forecast for today looks like it may be a perfect day to visit Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center.    It’s a wonderful place to spend any day but especially a cloudy or rainy one.       Today is a special day …

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center Naturalist Programs Begin Read more »