The Gunflint Mercantile is celebrating with a Grand Re-Opening in downtown Grand Marais, Minnesota this Saturday, June 25th. What is so special about the Gunflint Mercantile? Chelsea Lueck of course! Former Voyageur Crew Extraordinaire who left Voyageur to …
The forecast for today looks like it may be a perfect day to visit Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. It’s a wonderful place to spend any day but especially a cloudy or rainy one. Today is a special day …
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center Naturalist Programs Begin Read more »
The recent forest fires on Gaskin Lake and near Ely in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness put me on edge. I’m happy to say I’m back in the middle and no longer on the edge with the recent …
I don’t have any major plans for celebrating the Summer Solstice. It actually makes me kind of sad to think the days are already getting shorter. While I don’t necessarily like to see the sun at 5:00am and it’s …
The ditches of the North Shore of Lake Superior are filled with lupines ready to burst with color. Soon there will be pink, white and predominantly purple lupines stretching to the sky from Duluth, MN to Grand Marais, MN. …
Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers out there, especially the father of my children and the grandfathers of my children. The Duluth News Tribune posted some historic information regarding the Gunflint Trail. I didn’t realize right away …
Was it just yesterday I wrote about people pulling over in the middle of the Gunflint Trail to look at moose? A funny thing happened on the way to Grand Marais yesterday afternoon. I was showing Josh which swamp …
It’s that time of the year when the proud mammas are showing off their newly born young. For those who drive the Gunflint Trail it means keeping an extra sharp eye out for hazards in the roadway. The wildlife is somewhat …
Our guests in the BWCA and Quetico Park have been experiencing awesome wilderness canoe camping trips. They have reported great fishing, beautiful weather and warm enough water for swimming. There has been abundant sunshine and the wildflowers are in …
It’s that four letter "F" word again, the worst one there is, "FIRE." I’ve been hearing about fires in the Southern United States, reading about fires across the border in the Quetico Park and now the Boundary Waters has …
Where There’s Smoke There’s Sure to be Fire in the BWCA Read more »