What a perfect weekend to visit the Gunflint Trail. Well, almost any weekend is a great time to visit but if you like sunshine and warm weather this was it. I’m hoping for more of the same next weekend as …
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The wildlife have been out and about on the Gunflint Trail lately. We saw a moose swimming in moose pond the other day and it seems every where we look we see another black bear. One cub was so small …
I guess we aren’t the only part of the Superior National Forest that is experiencing friendly and frequent black bear visitors. The bear population must be at an all time high because many people are reporting seeing them either on …
The sun did finally decide to peek through the clouds today. It didn’t stay long and it didn’t warm things up very much but it was nice to see it. It’s absence the past couple of days made it feel …
In the past 24 hours we’ve received almost 1.5″ of rain. The rain was much needed as the land was parched. Fire is a four letter “F” word we don’t like to mention around here. We’ve been fortunate to not …
There are times when one must change into or out of an outfit in a not very private space. I just read an article about one person who ended up in jail by exposing too much of himself in front …
This weekend we had a few special visitors to Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. All of our guests are special but these visitors were previous crew members. Kristi and her grandmother drove to the end of the Gunflint Trail to visit us. …
If you’re out for a walk then keep your eyes open for ripe raspberries and thimbleberries. In some places the raspberries are overripe but in other places they are just right for picking. I saw some on the hiking trails …
I’ve always loved to go bike riding. As a kid I would bike all over my hometown. The Gunflint Trail isn’t great for bike riding because there isn’t a shoulder and it’s very narrow and curvy. Needless to say I …
People are out and about on the Gunflint Trail. There are vehicles parked along side of the road at some of the well-known blueberry picking spots. We’ve seen people with bug nets and ice cream buckets crouched down in the …