Bear in the BWCA
With all of the blueberries out in the bush you wouldn’t think bears would need to harass campers in the BWCA but I guess these bears have picky palettes. They have been frequenting campsites on the Caribou Lake east of …
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Summer Like Weather Returns to the Gunflint Trail
After a brief fall-like period of weather on the Gunflint Trail summer has returned. I’m hoping the forecasted sunshine warms the lake water up a little bit so my swims can be a little bit longer. The forecast for the …
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Fishing on Saganaga
Yesterday was spent on Saganaga Lake in the BWCA fishing for Lake Trout. While we didn’t catch any Lake Trout we sure had a good time trying. The weather felt more like a fall day than an August one. The …
Dreaming of Blueberries
I found a patch of blueberries that looked like the grapes in a bowl of plastic fruit. I picked one from the bush thinking it looked like some scientifically engineered berry from a different planet and when I bit into …
Climate Change on the Gunflint Trail
There are believers and non-believers of climate change. I recently read two separate articles about climate change and how it affects both the places and things we love. One article is about the decline of moose in New Hampshire due …
Missing Blueberry Picker’s Body Found
Paul Brandt who went missing on Thursday, August 1st has been found. His body was recovered a few hours ago about a mile from where his vehicle was parked near the Seagull Guard Station on the Gunflint Trail. The official …
What’s That Strange Sound on the Gunflint Trail?
We are familiar with many strange noises on the Gunflint Trail. From the spring peepers to barking fox and saw-whet owls we’ve heard our share but in all of our 20 plus years on the Gunflint Trail we’ve never heard …
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Cliff Jumper Dies in the BWCA
The body of a man who was cliff jumping in the Boundary Waters has been recovered. There aren’t many details regarding the incident but unfortunately he did not survive. The incident was in Makwa Lake about 23 miles from Ely, …
Gunflint Trail News
Missing blueberry picker Paul Brandt has not been found after 6 days of searching. It sounds like the official search is over. Many volunteers including Mike Prom, chief of the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department, spent hours working to find …
More Benefits to Camping
I don’t usually wear a watch while canoe camping in the Boundary Waters. I go to sleep when it gets dark and wake up when it gets light outside. I love to catch the sunrise and sunset and it’s difficult …