Snowing and Blowing
It’s been cold and windy the past few days and today it snowed. Thankfully it didn’t stick to the ground but it was depressing just the same. The rain we received along with the wind made some of the ice …
Singing and Drumming on the Gunflint Trail
Spring is such a special time on the Gunflint Trail, especially when the mud has dried up. I look forward to listening to the frogs and loons sing and the grouse as they drum in the woods. We invite you …
Did You Know?
Why Earth Day is celebrated on the 22nd of April? You can read all about it here but the short of it is, “The date stems from an earlier observance, Arbor Day. And the date of Arbor Day was set …
Earth Day Weekend
What are you doing to celebrate the earth this weekend? Earth Day is April 22nd but festivities happen throughout the weekend depending upon where you live. If you can’t attend an event you can always do your part where you …
Lyrid Meteor Shower
The full and nearly full moon during this year’s Lyrid Meteor Shower will make viewing meteors more difficult than during a black night sky. Normally the Gunflint Trail and BWCA are great places to view meteors because of the lack …
Wildfire Prevention Week on the Gunflint Trail
I think this should be longer than a week personally, but I guess having it at the beginning of the season helps us to keep it in the front of our mind throughout the summer. The trees have not budded …
We Still Have Ice
It’s that time of the year when all people want to know is, “Is the ice out yet?” While the streams and rivers on the north shore are running the lakes up the Gunflint Trail are still frozen. The warm …
Green Spring Cleaning
I’m a creature of habit when it comes to cleaning methods and cleaning supplies. I have several different kinds of cleaning supplies in our housekeeping bins at Voyageur because I want to use the one that works best for the …
Synchronized Fireflies
I love to watch fireflies light up the dark night sky and thankfully we still have quite a few at the end of the Gunflint Trail. I can look outside my window at night and see them blink among the …
Spring Prescribed Burning
Ooooh, that smell. The smell of smoke in the air. The smell that makes my chest tighten and limbs stiffen up. Smoke. With distant memories of wildfires tucked neatly in my brain no smell effects me more than that of …