The Best Winter Hiking Trails in Northern Minnesota… Read More

The United States has already enjoyed several episodes of nature's best light show in 2023, and the viewing opportunities are about to explode as we approach another solar maximum period in… Read More

East Cook, Minnesota.Wildfire! At 11.44 am, May 5, 2007, a wildlife was reported in the vicinity of Ham Lake, near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Gunflint Trail. By the ti… Read More

Minnesota is a state in the Midwest region of the United States of America. The name “Minnesota” comes from a Dakota Sioux word meaning “clear blue water”. There are… Read More

The forest is dry and yesterday we received news a fire ban would go into effect today. Unfortunately it is a little too late as a fire has been detected near Ogishkemuncie Lake. There are n… Read More

It seems like the wolf population is thriving on the Gunflint Trail right now. We have seen wolves on the Gunflint and in the Boundary Waters in the past but it’s usually just a fleeti… Read More

Wilderness Watch is suing the US Forest Service in order to remove towboats from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. They want tow boat use to end and to not allow them on the lakes w… Read More

How to Plan An Amazing Boundary Waters Trip in 6 Easy Steps… Read More

These fun and playful animals can be seen around moving water in the winter. Where there are rapids or falls you can look for evidence of their presence. You can also spot their slides throu… Read More

Have you heard the latest and greatest news on the Gunlint Trail? Yes, the huge Minnesota State record walleye is coming back to Saganaga and will have a new home at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nat… Read More

My 2022 Travel Year: A Recap and Look Ahead… Read More

Ackermana + Grubera Czasami jedynym sposobem na walkę z zimowym zastojem jest ucieczka od szarej codzienności. Chociaż nie brakuje słonecznych małych miast… Read More

Winter just keeps on hanging on in our neck of the woods. It’s April and according to an article in MPR, “Much of northern Minnesota has seen two to four times their normal snow… Read More

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We have had major April snowstorms on the Gunflint Trail in the past. With those the snow comes and goes relatively quickly but this year the snow just seems to keep sticking around. The dit… Read More

Jacob Muus first noticed something was amiss late Friday morning when a customer tried to use a gift card. “And I was kind of stumped by why it wasn’t going through,” rec… Read More

The Gunflint Path meanders 57 miles through Cook dinner County and is formally marked as Cook County Freeway 12. It starts in Grand Marais, MN (about one hundred ten miles Northeast of Dulut… Read More

Traveling in a van gives you the freedom to go almost anywhere in the country for an amazing summer vacation. When you want to avoid crowds and explore more remote areas, consider visiting… Read More

Just in time for the Minnesota fishing opener many of the Boundary Waters lakes are liquid once again. Thanks to very warm temperatures, a little bit of wind and some rain the ice disappeare… Read More