Gunflint Wilderness Camp
"Who has that cool slide on the Seagull River?" This is a question we hear alot from guests who paddle from our docks at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. The cool slide belongs to Camp Birchwood for Boys, formerly known as …
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Family Time on the Gunflint Trail
The Boundary Waters or vacationing on the Gunflint Trail are two of the best places to spend quality family time. You can get unplugged and away from the distractions of the real world. Time can be spent swimming, paddling, …
Happy 4th of July
I hope you are all out and about enjoying a beautiful day. I was able to take a walk around the block last night and thought I would comment on a few things I experienced. Turtles are still …
S.O.S. Save Our Sasquatch
Breaking news on the Gunflint Trail. The Bigfoot signs near Swamper Lake have disappeared! Where have they gone? Did Sasquatch steal them so people wouldn’t look for him? Did the sheriff dispose of Sasquatch so he removed …
Wildfire Disaster Not on the Gunflint Trail
I’m so shocked and saddened to hear about the 19 hotshots who perished in the wildfire in Arizona. It’s almost unimaginable in this day and age that a disaster like that could happen. What an unfortunate event and situation …
Bigfoot Sightings on the Gunflint Trail
Bigfoot has been spotted near Swamper Lake on the Gunflint Trail. The highway signs are there to prove it. Gone are the baby moose crossing signs and in their place are Bigfoot signs. This must mean Bigfoot ate the …
No Camera? You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me
It’s a rare moment when I’m caught without a camera. Whether it’s my big one, little one, Abby’s or my phone I almost always have some way to take a photo. This was not the case yesterday when I …
Television Commercial Fun
We don’t have cable or satellite television. When we watch television it’s usually a movie from Netflix or sometimes streaming online. If I did watch tv then there’s one commercial I wouldn’t mind seeing. I think the new commercial …
Go Fishing on the 4th of July
I have no clue where the month of June has gone but wherever it went it went quickly. The 4th of July is right around the corner and I’ve barely wet a line. I plan to listen to Tom …
Teaching Kids How To Survive in the Wilderness
It seems like teaching kids how to survive in the wilderness is a popular theme in summer camps and excursions these days. After spending a long weekend in the Twin Cities with a gym full of middle school girls …