Good Morning Beautiful
It’s always a beautiful morning on the Gunflint Trail. Thanks Voyageur Crew Tony for sharing the beauty with everyone.
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82 degrees on the Gunflint Trail
We’ve had the warmest days of the year this week and it’s almost October. The past few days have been absolutely gorgeous and the fall colors are brilliant beneath the bright blue sky. Today and tomorrow our confirmation class from …
Come Camping in the BWCA
It was 77 degrees and sunny again today. Can you say gorgeous weather? The forecast also looks wonderful with temperatures in the 70’s through the weekend and very little chance of rain. Tonight the northern lights were even out. Talk …
Adventures in the Wilderness
Every once in awhile we have a guest share their Voyageur Experience with us. You can find more stories on our website but I thought I would share one with you here. Bill and I have just returned back from …
Other Owatonnanians at the end of the Gunflint Trail
I think I made that word up but doesn’t it look cool? Last week I introduced Matt Ritter, one of our Voyageur Crew members from Owatonna and today I’ll introduce two others. Paul Swenson is a friend of Matt’s and …
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Meet the Crew at Voyageur
I’m finally getting around to introductions of our Voyageur Crew on the day before two of them depart. Summer has flown by this year and we’re so sad to have two of our females leaving already. Abigail Dickinson is originally …
Anxiously Awaiting Return of Ely Challenge Participants
Two of our Voyageur Crew members are at the tail end of their canoe trip to Ely and back. They are paddling what is known as the Ely Challenge. It’s when a canoe crew leaves the Voyageur dock, paddles across …
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Blue Bears
It’s not a new species of bear but the bears are blue because they are sad. The blueberry crop has not ripened yet and the bears are hungry. One very skinny bear has been checking out the garbages at Voyageur …
Gunflint Trail Fishing Update
According to my son Josh and his friend Levi fishing has been good. They have spent the weekend out in the boat just around Voyageur and have had luck catching walleye, smallmouth and northern pike. While they haven’t brought any …
What Would John Muir Do?
Remember those bracelets that were popular some time ago? They had the letters, “WWJD” stamped out of the rubber? I do and that’s how I came up with the title of today’s blog. I don’t even know that much about …