It seems like any time the USFS imposes a fire restriction then we get rain. This time around is no exception on the Gunflint Trail. I’m not sure what the rest of the forest is receiving for rain but …
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Those of you who have driven the Gunflint Trail know there isn’t much of a shoulder alongside of the road. There are also very few places the road is straight enough to pass another vehicle. Hills, curves, wildlife and …
Many of you know about the trip two of our previous employees took this past summer. It was quite an impressive journey which we were lucky to hear about first hand. Both Adam Maxwell and Jake Bendel came up …
The temperature reached 73 degrees at the end of the Gunflint Trail yesterday but when the sun hid behind the clouds you could feel the chill of fall in the air. Looking at the Seagull River and the trees …
The gods of fire have been good to the Gunflint Trail so far this year. We’re hoping to keep them happy with us so we don’t have any forest fires on the Gunflint Trail side of the BWCA. The …
The dark mood hung in the air like a morning mist over the water. A feeling of impending doom sent us all to bed earlier than normal last night. Then it happened. "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!" 5:30AM and time to …
It really could be a plane if your planning to be around Winchell Lake in the Boundary Waters next week. Motor boats and airplanes aren’t my favorite things to see while paddling the BWCA and if they aren’t yours …
"Are you brave with Mike?" "Am I brave with Mike?" "No, are you BRAVE with Mike?" "I don’t get it, am I brave with Mike." "NO! Are you brave with MICE!" "OH, brave with MICE! Why?" "Because there’s …
We’re still in good shape at the end of the Gunflint Trail but temperatures are predicted to remain warm and there isn’t much precipitation in the forecast. There is currently not a fire ban but campers are urged to …
Last Saturday I was invited to go on a quick BWCA canoe trip with two friends. One of them had to work until 4pm on Saturday and the other one had to be back to work by 8am on …