The Next Day
Anyone who has been following my blog knows the rest of the story. Mike and the other fire fighters were able to flee the end of the Gunflint Trail without being trapped. They fought as hard and as long …
Month: May 2007
Whack a Mole
This is my all time favorite carnival game. You know the one, the mole pops his head up out of a hole and then you try to whack it with a rubber mallet? That was what today was like …
The Bright Side
The wilderness at the end of the Gunflint Trail remains. The crystal clear lakes are the same and they are still teeming with fish. The night sky still holds millions of stars to gaze at. The songs of birds, spring …
Thank God…
And everyone else who has prayed, called, volunteered, or expressed well wishes for our safety on the Gunflint Trail. We can’t say how grateful we are to the Bakers at Gunflint Pines who have given us food, shelter and a place …
Chik-Wauk Museum
The Gunflint Trail Historical Society is making leaps and bounds of progress on the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. Although no formal board meetings were held over the winter several of the trustees were busy working and making important …
The Longest Nightmare
No lives have been lost and for that we are thankful. Fire crews showed up from Hovland, Grand Portage, Lutsen, Hovland, Colvill, Maple Hill and Grand Marais Volunteer Fire Departments to risk their lives to help save the lives …
Ham Lake Fire Update
We are all thankful for the efforts of fire fighting crews and their determination to keep Tuscarora out of the fire’s path. Amazingly, Tuscarora Lodge, their cabins, outfitting buildings and beautiful pine studded property has been saved, like an island …
Ham Lake Fire Informational Meeting
There will be an informational meeting at 11:00 AM on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at Gunflint Trail Fire Hall #2 on South Gunflint Lake Road. Information regarding the fire can be found by selecting Ham Lake Fire from this …
Ham Lake Fire on the Gunflint Trail
Sometimes you just know when something bad is going to happen. I woke up with that strange sense of something amiss and when Mike asked about the weather I said the forecast called for 20-30 mile per hour winds …
Did I Miss It?
There are some things you can always count on and one of these is the walleye spawning in the Seagull River each spring. They normally begin to spawn in April or May depending upon the water temperature. Once …