Whether your ancestors are Scandinavian or Ojibwe, life along the North Shore was never easy. In the late 1930's when the local economy shifted from extractive industry to tourism, the […]
John will share the geologic history of the area located around the end of the trail, from 2.6 billion year old Archean granites to the Pleistocene glacial epoch (Magnetic […]
John and Tchi-Ki-Wis Linklater — a Metis and Anishinaabe couple— lived most of their adult lives on Basswood Lake. Tchi-Ki-Wis was a Lac La Croix Band member and related to […]
The Gunflint Trail Historical Society Board of Trustees regrets to announce the ever-popular fundraising event for the season "Old Fashioned Pie & Ice Cream Social" is postponed for 2021. If […]
Keith Wendt will provide an overview of how climate change interacts with and amplifies current threat to conserving our lands and waters in the North Woods. Climate change directly impacts […]
One of the most cataclysmic natural events of the last 100 years in the BWCAW occurred on July 4, 1999 when a straight-line windstorm caused incredible damage across this area. […]
E.W. (Bill) & Grace Boissenin came to the Gunflint Trail in 1938, commence purchase of land on Trout Lake and started erecting cabins for Trout Lake Resort. Became full-time residents […]
Cook County is home to one of the darkest skies in the world. Every year, explorers, adventurers, artists and photographers from around the world travel to Cook County to experience […]
photo courtesy of Duluth News Tribune Minnesota's state-record walleye is home! LeRoy Chiovitte's state record walleye was donated by his family to the Gunflint Trail Historical Society. Chiovitte's, big walleye […]
The Museum & Interpretive Cabin will be open daily through October 23, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Nature Center will be open daily through October 23, 11 a.m. - […]
Chief Jim Morrison, of the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department (GTVFD) and President of the Board of Trustees for the GTVFD Michael Valentini, will be available to help answer […]
Mark your calendars - Kids’ Day is back! Children under the age of 18 can visit the Chik-Wauk Campus free of charge. Chik-Wauk staff will offer a variety of hands-on […]
