Opening Day for Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center is Saturday, May 25, 2024.

New for 2024, the author exhibit area will highlight two new authors; Timothy Cochrane and Staci Drouillard.

Tim Cochrane has researched and written several books most recently Making the Carry: The Lives of John and Tchi-Ki-Wis Linklater.
Staci Lola Drouillard is a Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe direct descendant. She lives and works in her hometown of Kitchibitobig—Grand Marais, MN. Her newest book is A Family Tree, a children’s book telling the story of a white spruce sapling planted in the rocky soil at Grand Portage and transplanted to Auntie’s yard when the family moves away from the reservation.

We hope everyone will spend a few minutes at this new author exhibit and perhaps purchase one of the books these wonderfully talented local authors have shared with us.

More at Chik-Wauk:

– The Temporary Exhibit will feature “Recognizing the Gifts of the Forest” presenting plants of the area.
– The Museum, the American Plan Interpretive Cabin, and the Trapper Shack Exhibit Building will be open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
– The Nature Center will be open daily from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
– The Watercraft Exhibit Building will be open daily from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
– New local crafters have been added to the gift shop, stop by and check out the new exhibits.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center this season!

Open daily from May 25 to October 20, 2024.

Admission rates include all the buildings:
$6 for adults 19 – 64
$3 for children 5 – 18
Discounts for senior citizens and Military
If you are a member of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society your admission is free

Donations are always appreciated. Take your time driving up the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway!

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center is located 55 miles up the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway (Cook County Highway 12), 1/4 mile off of UT Cty Rd 81 on beautiful Saganaga Lake.