A Taste of the Gunflint Trail

A Taste of the Gunflint Trail:
Historic Lodges and Tastes from the Cookbook
September 12, 2009 – 11 AM to 5 PM

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. This event is meant to draw attention to the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, and the history of the area.

Featured Historic Lodges with historians present:

Rockwood Lodge - 50 Rockwood Road - Poplar LakeLoon Lake Lodge - 65 Loon Lake Road - Loon Lake
Chik-Wauk Lodge - approximately 56 miles from Grand Marais on 28 Moose Pond Road (Cook County Road 81, Saganaga Lake)

Tour historic Gunflint Trail lodges and enjoy local taste treats.

Book signing at Chik-Wauk: "A Taste of the Gunflint Trail," John Hendricksson's "Gunflint Cabin," Sue Ahrendt and Kelly Dupre's "Becoming a Boundary Waters Family," and Betty Hemstad's "Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters: Hiking through the Seasons."

Other participating businesses, offering tastes, cookbook sales, and collecting donations:
Bearskin Lodge - 124 East Bearskin Road - East Bearskin Lake
Clearwater Lodge - 774 Clearwater Road - Clearwater lake
Poplar Creek Guesthouse & B&B - 11 Poplar Creek Drive
Hungry Jack Outfitters - 318 South Hungry Jack Road - Hungry Jack Lake
Nor'wester Lodge & Outfitters - 7778 Gunflint Trail- Poplar Lake
Gunflint Lodge - 143 South Gunflint Lake Road - Gunflint Lake
Gunflint Pines - 217 South Gunflint Lake Road - Gunflint Lake
Heston's - 579 South Gunflint Lake - Gunflint Lake
Voyageur Canoe Outfitters - 189 Sag Lake Trail - Saganaga Lake

Event is free of charge: donations accepted and Gunflint Trail Historical Society and memberships encouraged. (Brochures & membership envelopes available at each location.)
Watch for the signs. At those locations selling cookbooks, profits go to the GTHS. Membership forms for the GTHS will be available, as will donation “jars” for cash contributions.