Friday, September 05, 2008

A Taste of the Gunflint Trail

A Taste of the Gunflint Trail:

Historic Lodges, Film Premiere, and Tastes from the Cookbook

The event is a “progressive” tour of the Gunflint Trail historic lodges. Visitors may begin at the either “end” of the Trail, and visit as many lodges as they wish.

Featured Historic Lodges with historians present:

Clearwater Lodge - 774 Clearwater Road (Clearwater Lake)
Nor'Wester Lodge - 7778 Gunflint Trail (Poplar Lake)
Chik-Wauk Lodge - approximately 56 miles from Grand Marais on 28 Moose Pond Road (Cook County Road 81, Saganaga Lake), future home of museum and nature center

Tours of historic Gunflint Trail lodges with local taste treats and screenings of the short documentary, "A Taste of the Gunflint Trail."

Other participating businesses, offering tastes, cookbook sales, and collecting donations:
Bearskin Lodge - 124 East Bearskin Road (East Bearskin Lake)
Golden Eagle Lodge - 468 Clearwater Road (Flour Lake)
Hungry Jack Outfitters - 318 South Hungry Jack Road (Hungry Jack Lake)
Gunflint Lodge - 143 South Gunflint Lake Road (Gunflint Lake)
Gunflint Pines - 217 South Gunflint Lake Road (Gunflint Lake)
Tuscarora Lodge & Outfitters - 193 Round Lake Road (Round Lake)
Way of the Wilderness - 12582 Gunflint Trail (Gull Lake)
Voyageur Canoe Outfitters - 189 Sag Lake Trail (Saganaga Lake)

Event is free of charge but donations accepted and Gunflint Trail Historical Society and memberships encouraged.

Watch for the "Taste" signs.

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