Every day I read the current Grand Marais/Gunflint Trail news on the website www.boreal.org. That includes the classified ads. This one today reminded me why our part of MN is unique.......
"You've all heard how using bear fat makes the flakiest pie crusts and lightest biscuits, right? Well, it's true, and it can be used just as you would use shortening. Also makes the crispiest fried potatoes! It is locally produced, organic, of course, and all natural. No trans-fats, no artificial coloring, no additives of any kind. Pure white, beautiful bear fat!!! Try it! $3.00 for a 16 oz container"
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Gunflint Trail Volks Ski Fest
Volks Ski Fest January 23 – 31, 2010
Events on the Gunflint Trail
www.volksskifest.com
Unless otherwise noted, activities are free. However, where indicated please register for the activities due to limited capacities. For more information contact Maggie at 218-663-8058.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Volks Ski 400 Kick Off Ski Day
REGISTER YOURSELF OR A TEAM in advance and choose a segment of our 400 km of trails to ski. Our goal is to have skiers on every kilometer of trail on that day! This is not a race or competition, just a day to kick off Volks Ski Fest and raise money for Pancreatic Cancer. A $10 registration fee includes a colorful T-shirt. We encourage skiers to time their treks, we will post times that day at trail lodges and on www.volksskifest.com website. Donations will be accepted for Pancreatic Cancer Research at trail check-in areas and a Volks Ski 400 pin is your gift for your donation. Dress in purple to show your support!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED ON WEBSITE OR AT PARTICIPATING LODGES
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Guided Snowshoe Hike, 1 pm
Meet in Bearskin Lodge at 1 pm. Must have own equipment and transportation to Lodge.
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Guided Back Country Ski Tour, 1 pm
Meet in Bearskin Lodge at 1 pm for an exclusive adventure! You’ll head out with a guide into the winter wilderness of the Superior National Forest.
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Horse-drawn Sleigh Rides, 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Experience an old-fashioned sleigh ride through the woods at the Okontoe Family Homestead 22 miles up the Gunflint Trail, ending with hot chocolate around a bonfire. Rides are available FREE to guests of all Cook County lodging establishments.
Call 218-663-7804 for rates and reservations!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Waxing Clinic, 1 pm, Bearskin Lodge
Learn the best ways to apply wax for a more enjoyable ride!
Meet in Bearskin Lodge at 1 pm
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Skijoring Clinic, 9 am-12:00 noon
Meet at George Washington Pines Trailhead 7 miles up the Gunflint Trail.
Must have own transportation to trail head. Limited to 12 participants
Human participants only, trained dogs will be provided for this how-to clinic!
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Book Signing by Andrew Slade
Author of Skiing the North Shore
Lake Superior Trading Post, 1 pm-3 pm, Grand Marais
Skiing the North Shore is the skier's ultimate guidebook.
Every Night!
Lit Night Trail Skiing
Every evening after dusk ski the lit trails at:
-Pincushion (1.5 k loop is lit, and warming house is open, until 9 pm)
-Bearskin Lodge (1.5 k lit until 1 am)
-Golden Eagle (1 k loop)
Events on the Gunflint Trail
www.volksskifest.com
Unless otherwise noted, activities are free. However, where indicated please register for the activities due to limited capacities. For more information contact Maggie at 218-663-8058.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Volks Ski 400 Kick Off Ski Day
REGISTER YOURSELF OR A TEAM in advance and choose a segment of our 400 km of trails to ski. Our goal is to have skiers on every kilometer of trail on that day! This is not a race or competition, just a day to kick off Volks Ski Fest and raise money for Pancreatic Cancer. A $10 registration fee includes a colorful T-shirt. We encourage skiers to time their treks, we will post times that day at trail lodges and on www.volksskifest.com website. Donations will be accepted for Pancreatic Cancer Research at trail check-in areas and a Volks Ski 400 pin is your gift for your donation. Dress in purple to show your support!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED ON WEBSITE OR AT PARTICIPATING LODGES
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Guided Snowshoe Hike, 1 pm
Meet in Bearskin Lodge at 1 pm. Must have own equipment and transportation to Lodge.
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Guided Back Country Ski Tour, 1 pm
Meet in Bearskin Lodge at 1 pm for an exclusive adventure! You’ll head out with a guide into the winter wilderness of the Superior National Forest.
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Horse-drawn Sleigh Rides, 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Experience an old-fashioned sleigh ride through the woods at the Okontoe Family Homestead 22 miles up the Gunflint Trail, ending with hot chocolate around a bonfire. Rides are available FREE to guests of all Cook County lodging establishments.
Call 218-663-7804 for rates and reservations!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Waxing Clinic, 1 pm, Bearskin Lodge
Learn the best ways to apply wax for a more enjoyable ride!
Meet in Bearskin Lodge at 1 pm
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Skijoring Clinic, 9 am-12:00 noon
Meet at George Washington Pines Trailhead 7 miles up the Gunflint Trail.
Must have own transportation to trail head. Limited to 12 participants
Human participants only, trained dogs will be provided for this how-to clinic!
ACTIVITY REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Book Signing by Andrew Slade
Author of Skiing the North Shore
Lake Superior Trading Post, 1 pm-3 pm, Grand Marais
Skiing the North Shore is the skier's ultimate guidebook.
Every Night!
Lit Night Trail Skiing
Every evening after dusk ski the lit trails at:
-Pincushion (1.5 k loop is lit, and warming house is open, until 9 pm)
-Bearskin Lodge (1.5 k lit until 1 am)
-Golden Eagle (1 k loop)
Monday, December 28, 2009
Ice Fishing....
In case you are going to enjoy ice fishing on the Gunflint...
Minnesota conservation officers want to remind ice anglers and others that all shelters placed on the ice of Minnesota waters must have either the complete name and address, driver’s license number, or the nine-digit DNR number on the license of the owner plainly and legibly displayed on the outside in letters, and figures at least two inches in height.
This includes ice-skating warming houses and other traditional structures placed on the ice, either temporarily or overnight.
Other noteworthy shelter regulations include: Any shelter (fish houses, dark houses, warming houses, etc.) left on the ice at any time between midnight and one hour prior to sunrise must have a shelter license; the Department of Public Safety now requires trailers used to haul fish houses or dark houses and enclosed trailers or recreational trailers used for fishing to be registered. See your local Deputy
Registrar for trailer registration; a tag, furnished with a license, must be attached to the exterior in a readily visible location; shelters left on the ice overnight need to have at least two square inches of reflective material on each side of the house.
Minnesota conservation officers want to remind ice anglers and others that all shelters placed on the ice of Minnesota waters must have either the complete name and address, driver’s license number, or the nine-digit DNR number on the license of the owner plainly and legibly displayed on the outside in letters, and figures at least two inches in height.
This includes ice-skating warming houses and other traditional structures placed on the ice, either temporarily or overnight.
Other noteworthy shelter regulations include: Any shelter (fish houses, dark houses, warming houses, etc.) left on the ice at any time between midnight and one hour prior to sunrise must have a shelter license; the Department of Public Safety now requires trailers used to haul fish houses or dark houses and enclosed trailers or recreational trailers used for fishing to be registered. See your local Deputy
Registrar for trailer registration; a tag, furnished with a license, must be attached to the exterior in a readily visible location; shelters left on the ice overnight need to have at least two square inches of reflective material on each side of the house.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Guard Rails on the Gunflint?
On the Gunflint Trail, we have remarkable stand old growth white pines called 'The Pines'. Because they grow so near the trail, they were threatened by the road work done on the Gunflint Trail this fall. For safty sake, the pines had to come down or guard rails had to go up in that area. So the next time you drive up the trail, you will see a short span of guard rails along the way.
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