By Land and Sea
There has been alot of animal activity at the end of the Gunflint Trail lately both on land and in the water. Guests and cabin owners have reported numerous animal encounters with a variety of species. The opportunity to …
Year: 2009
I Forgot to Mention
When writing Monday’s blog post about the Annual Picnic Meeting of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society at Chik-Wauk Lodge I should have mentioned something to go along with it. In case you couldn’t make it to the picnic …
Green Oven Cleaning
I would choose to clean a plugged toilet before ever choosing to clean an oven. It feels like I’ve cleaned a million toilets and bathrooms over the years. First as a houskeeper at the College of St. Benedict during summer …
Hit the Road
If you’re looking for something to do today then why not hop in the car and head up the Gunflint Trail? The annual meeting of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society will be held today at noon at Chik-Wauk Lodge. This is …
If You Had a Week To Live
If I had a week to live(or it was the last week of summer before school starts) then I know what I would plan to do. I would reserve a permit and head into the Boundary Waters or Quetico …
The Other Berry
It’s been a summer of bumper crops for raspberries and blueberries and now the other berry is ripening up nicely in the northwoods. The thimbleberries are popping out everywhere and I love to eat them straight off of the bush. …
Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
You wouldn’t expect to find haze or pollution in the air above the Boundary Waters yet sometimes it’s there. Not from the campfires within the BWCA but from pollution created by power plants, paper mills and mining operations in …
Great Day in the BWCA
If you were out in the Boundary Waters yesterday then consider yourself blessed. It was a great day to be paddling or camping or just relaxing in the wilderness. Saganaga was like glass without a ripple on the water’s …
Wonderful Weather
It’s a blue sky morning on the Gunflint Trail. The forecast calls for perfect paddling conditions with only slight breezes blowing. If only work wasn’t on my schedule… I love to daydream about the many day trips I …
Did It Have To Back Up?
If you missed reading yesterday’s blog then I suggest you go back and read that one first and then continue on to today’s blog. If you’re like me and don’t have time then the gist is I felt like I got …