The outfitters and resorts on the Gunflint Trail are putting together a family program this summer called 'Becoming a Boundary Waterss Family'. The program is going to include short courses at some resorts on such topics as outdoor cooking, setting up tents, building fires, paddling and portaging. The program will run from Mid June until Mid July. We (Clearwater Lodge) are going to do weekly canoe paddles for up to 8 people to the cliffs on Clearwater Lake on Wednesdays.
Soon there will be a website up with the scedule and events which I will publish as soon as it is up. If you are visiting the area, it is a great opportunity to introduce the family the BWCA!!
60 degrees again today and we had rain last night.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Ice (again)
Someone out there in blog land requested photos of the ice on Clearwater Lake. These were taken today at 4:00 PM. The photo to the left was taken from the end our main dock back towards the shoreline. The picture to the left was taken from the shoreline out towards the towboat dock.
It is 60 degrees out and our weather for the next few days has highs in the 50's but some of the nights are still below freezing. The link for the weather for Mid-Trail, which I find pretty accurate, is
Lynn
Monday, May 05, 2008
Still have ice....
The forest service sent out this little update this morning.....
Mink: Still froze over but open water near the shoreline
Kimball: Still froze but open water near the boat landing.
Elbow: Froze solid but open spots near shore & the boat landing.
Trout: Road is impassable to the boat landing @ this time. To much
snow/mud on road.
Devils Tract: Still froze, some open pockets near the shore. Is starting to
open up near the Seaplane dock.
Two Island: Still froze but opening up near the boat landing.
I can tell you that Aspen, West Bearskin, Swamp, Poplar, Hungry Jack, Flour and Clearwater still have ice but it is pulling out around the edges. Gunflint Lake has 11 to 15 inches of ice yet. Will it be off the lakes by fishing opener this Saturday? I doubt it will be out on the larger lakes such as Clearwater, Gunflint and Seagull but it MAY be out on the smaller lakes in the next few days. No guarantees.
In the meantime, we are doing our usual spring opening tasks. Mike is hooking up the water lines to the cabins just waiting for the right time to start filling the tank. We are doing the repairs that have to wait to spring. Boats are going to have to wait until we get ice out but the outfitting room is cleaned and ready to go and all the resort vehicles running.
More later when it comes to ice....
Mink: Still froze over but open water near the shoreline
Kimball: Still froze but open water near the boat landing.
Elbow: Froze solid but open spots near shore & the boat landing.
Trout: Road is impassable to the boat landing @ this time. To much
snow/mud on road.
Devils Tract: Still froze, some open pockets near the shore. Is starting to
open up near the Seaplane dock.
Two Island: Still froze but opening up near the boat landing.
I can tell you that Aspen, West Bearskin, Swamp, Poplar, Hungry Jack, Flour and Clearwater still have ice but it is pulling out around the edges. Gunflint Lake has 11 to 15 inches of ice yet. Will it be off the lakes by fishing opener this Saturday? I doubt it will be out on the larger lakes such as Clearwater, Gunflint and Seagull but it MAY be out on the smaller lakes in the next few days. No guarantees.
In the meantime, we are doing our usual spring opening tasks. Mike is hooking up the water lines to the cabins just waiting for the right time to start filling the tank. We are doing the repairs that have to wait to spring. Boats are going to have to wait until we get ice out but the outfitting room is cleaned and ready to go and all the resort vehicles running.
More later when it comes to ice....
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Gunflint Green Up Tree Planting
Tree planting was Saturday. It rained all day Friday and turned into snow Friday night. Starting the tree planting on Saturday we had about 5 inches of snow mid-trail but luckily only an inch or so in the planting area. The day started chilly but the sun came up and it warmed up nicely. The turnout for the tree planting was great and there was an excellent picnic Friday night and dinner on Saturday night. Today is the Ham Lake Marathon and 5K fun run to finish up the weekend event.
The planting terrain was a little more rugged than I had expected. Knowing this area, I guess I should have not been surprised. We did some climbing over rocks and burned trees and tromping through swamy areas. Tree seedlings were planting 8 feet apart and at times you really had to search to find some soil to plant in around the rocks. I was only able to be out 1/2 day to plant but many volunteers were planting all day. It was a very special event and it was good to see so many poeple out who care about the area.
Just a note on the ice on the lakes: We still have ice on Clearwater Lake. Boganho Lake, a small lake off Clearwater Road, went out yesterday. Aspen Lake and West Bearskin Lake also from Clearwater Road look like they will go out any day. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we will have ice out on Clearwater Lake by fishing opener, but just are not sure yet. It is likely East Bearskin, Daniels, Duncan, Lizz and the smaller lakes will be out but we are watchign them also.
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