Chik-Wauk Celebrates 5 Years
It’s hard to believe Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center has been open for 5 years already. It seems like yesterday I was visiting with Ralph and Bea but I guess it’s been a few years. One visit to their place …
Office with a View
I’m not sure which is more of a constant companion, my laptop computer or Rugby my dog. My laptop sits on a table on the deck outside while Rugby lies beneath the table. Rugby sleeps at the foot of my …
Welcome to the Gunflint Trail Loon Chicks
We usually don’t start seeing loon chicks until around the 4th of July. Guests haven’t reported seeing them in the Boundary Waters yet but there are a couple of loon chicks in our neighborhood. The loon nesting platform in the …
Paddle the BWCA for the 4th of July
It’s somewhat of a secret that the Boundary Waters is unusually quiet over the 4th of July. It’s a perfect time to paddle and camp since the water is warm for swimming, the fishing is good and the bugs have …
Gunflint Trail Wildflowers and Plants
I love to watch the northwoods plant life change as the days pass by. The strawberries, blueberries, roses, service berries, bluebead lilies and more bloom early in the summer and then transform into their mid-summer look. In place of petals …
Got Fish? Gunflint Trail Does
Fishing is always fun but catching is even more fun. Our guests and our Voyageur Crew have been catching fish and enjoying some fish dinners too. We’d love to have you come up to Voyageur Canoe Outfitters on the Gunflint …
What’s New in our Neck of the Woods
Yesterday was a rare weather day at the end of the Gunflint Trail. It rained and rained and rained some more and it never seemed to completely stop raining. We saw blue sky through the clouds a couple of times …
Mining Mess in Minnesota?
It would be a shame if an environmental disaster happened in Minnesota because of mining. It certainly made a huge mess in Canada. Mining Truth thinks it could happen in Minnesota if mines are allowed to be opened here and …
Water in Minnesota
Here’s a really cool article with charts of where the water in Minnesota is. Of course we know the best water is in Northeastern Minnesota, specifically at the end of the Gunflint Trail! The waters of Minnesota, mapped 14 June, …
The Loon Whisperer
On Saganaga Lake the other day I decided to start a conversation with a loon. This conversation went much better than any previous discussion I’ve had with a loon. Take a listen for yourself.