Voyageur Crew
We are still looking for a couple of employees for this summer. If you know of someone who you think would be a good addition to our staff then please tell them to give us a call. We look for …
Shopping, Gunflint Trail Style
Does the word Merchandise Mart mean anything to you? It’s a place where retail store buyers can go to in order to find the latest and greatest items to offer for sale in their store. The Minneapolis Gift Show at …
Snow Fleas
I kind of forgot about the snow flea until we were out fishing the other day. Bonnie mentioned seeing something moving around on the top of her hole and one of the guys said it was just snow. She insisted it …
Lake Trout Fishing
I finally got to go Lake Trout fishing this past week. We decided to explore some areas where we had never been and got lucky enough to find some fish there. We started out early in the morning on snowmobiles, …
Tracks on the Gunflint Trail
Along with the tracks I like to leave in fresh snow are the tracks of all of the wilderness critters who live up here. It is always fun to drive the Gunflint Trail after a fresh snow and see where …
Snow Art
I recently read about a winter road being similar to a painter’s canvas. Right after a snow, before any tracks are made the road is blank, like an unpainted piece of canvas. Although I am not an artist I am …
Mild March
March has certainly come in like a lamb, does that mean it will go out like a lion? I can never remember how that saying goes. We have experienced mild temperatures so far this month and this week has been …
Gunflint Trail Daylight
The days just keep getting longer on the Gunflint Trail. There are hardly any stars left in the sky when I take Abby out to the bus in the mornings. Twilight is around 6:05 AM with the sun rising around …
Trail Babies
There have been a number of babies born this year to people associated with the Gunflint Trail and me. On January 17th my good friend Karla had a baby girl named Katherine. Karla and her husband Tim operate the Gunflint …
Quetico Tour
Are you looking for a new way to tour the Quetico Park? You can join fellow cross-country skiers in the 5th Annual Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on March 18th. The Beaten Path Nordic Club from Atikokan, Ontario has another great …