Canoe Races Are Coming
Wasn’t it just the Summer Solstice? It doesn’t seem possible that it is the middle of July and the Gunflint Trail Annual Canoe Races are this week. It’s a fundraiser for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department put on by …
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Rain on a Wilderness Canoe Trip
Living at the end of the Gunflint Trail I have a little more flexibility of when I can paddle and camp than someone who lives farther away. I prefer not to start my canoe camping trip in the rain as …
Don’t Know Much About History
If you don’t know much about history then the perfect place to learn is at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. There is so much interesting information about the Gunflint Trail you couldn’t possibly discover it all in one visit and …
Playing in Puddles
This time of the year a person can spot many different species of butterflies flying around on the Gunflint Trail. You can also spot them on the ground where there are mud puddles but according to this website it is …
Trip to Ely, Minnesota
Yesterday I took a trip to Ely, Minnesota but unfortunately it was in a vehicle instead of a canoe. It’s a bit faster than paddling but not half as enjoyable. If a road stretched from the end of the Gunflint …
Chik-Wauk Celebrates 5 Years
It’s hard to believe Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center has been open for 5 years already. It seems like yesterday I was visiting with Ralph and Bea but I guess it’s been a few years. One visit to their place …
Welcome to the Gunflint Trail Loon Chicks
We usually don’t start seeing loon chicks until around the 4th of July. Guests haven’t reported seeing them in the Boundary Waters yet but there are a couple of loon chicks in our neighborhood. The loon nesting platform in the …
Gunflint Trail Wildflowers and Plants
I love to watch the northwoods plant life change as the days pass by. The strawberries, blueberries, roses, service berries, bluebead lilies and more bloom early in the summer and then transform into their mid-summer look. In place of petals …
What’s New in our Neck of the Woods
Yesterday was a rare weather day at the end of the Gunflint Trail. It rained and rained and rained some more and it never seemed to completely stop raining. We saw blue sky through the clouds a couple of times …
Sensational Sunset on the Seagull River
Absolutely stunning. It was a cloudy evening and I didn’t expect there to be a good sunset because the sun wasn’t even peeking through the clouds. Then, with a just a few minutes before the sun was to dip beneath …