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Gunflint's Bridal Falls Adventure
on Aug 17, 2009Looking for an adventurous hike along the Gunflint? You might want to consider going into Bridal Falls. Recently guests from Taunton, Minnesota, and staying at the Little Ollie Cabin took on the challenge. is located on the far south eastern end of...



REMINDER FOR SAFE BERRY PICKING ON SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST
on Aug 1, 2009July 29, 2009 -- People picking berries on the Superior NationalForest should be aware that spot application of herbicide to controlinvasive plants may occur on some roadsides within the Forest. Aspart of a Forest Service-wide effort to manage exot...



Wolf Strolling along the Lima Grade
on Jul 4, 2009Yesterday two guest were driving along the Lima Grade just south of the North Brule River and about four miles from Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B when they spotted this wolf along the trail. There has been a pack of five or six wolves in the area...



Northwood's stylel Heat Wave, 80 degrees
on Jun 24, 2009Yesterday, at the Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B the temperature hit 80 degrees for the first time this year. Today it looks like we are in for another warm day. Then it is expect to cool down a bit. Still the nights are cool; never getting above the mi...



The Vance Lake Logging Camp- A Historic BWCA Site Revisited
on May 23, 2009Ted Young, Gunflint Trail-The other day Julie Collman, Cook County Deputy Sheriff; John Jacobsen, Grand Marais; Ashley Jacobsen, student at Superior State College; and I retraced a trip into an old logging camp on Vance Lake that Julie had visited mo...



Gunflint Nordic Ski Trails Carbon Off-Set to Gunflint Green Up
on May 14, 2009Nordic Skiing is normally considered an eco-friendly sport, northeast Minnesota’s Gunflint Nordic ski trail managers have taken this one step further. The Central and Upper Gunflint Ski Areas connected by the Banadad Ski Trail known collectively as...