Every weekend naturalist/operations assistant Emma Adams will dive into the nature and history of the Gunflint Trail by highlighting a different topic. All presentations/hikes begin on the front porch of the Chik-Wauk Museum. This weekend you can learn about Plant Diversity. Here is a chance to learn some plant ID skills and how to recognize […]
Teresa Marrone is the lead author of three regional mushroom ID guides, as well as the sole author of four ID guides for wild berries and fruits and numerous other titles. She has been visiting the Gunflint Trail area for 35 years and is a seasonal resident in the mid-Trail area with husband Bruce. What—and […]
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 activities all related to the unique history and nature of the Gunflint Trail, as well as stories, hikes, journal making, and craft projects. A parent […]
Every weekend naturalist/operations assistant Emma Adams will dive into the nature and history of the Gunflint Trail by highlighting a different topic. All presentations/hikes begin on the front porch of the Chik-Wauk Museum. This weekend you can learn about "Leave No Trace". How can you keep the Gunflint Trail and BWCA beautiful and healthy? Here […]
Betty has always had an interest in the natural world. In the 1970's she and her husband Ron introduced their family to the Gunflint Trail and built a cabin on Gunflint Lake. While enjoying the wildflowers she photographed them in all their seasons and the Minnesota Historical Society published her book, "Wildflowers in the Boundary […]
Every weekend naturalist/operations assistant Emma Adams will dive into the nature and history of the Gunflint Trail by highlighting a different topic. All presentations/hikes begin on the front porch of the Chik-Wauk Museum. This weekend you can learn about "Leave No Trace". How can you keep the Gunflint Trail and BWCA beautiful and healthy? Here […]
Every weekend naturalist/operations assistant Emma Adams will dive into the nature and history of the Gunflint Trail by highlighting a different topic. All presentations/hikes begin on the front porch of the Chik-Wauk Museum. This weekend you can learn about "Leave No Trace". How can you keep the Gunflint Trail and BWCA beautiful and healthy? Here […]
Every weekend naturalist/operations assistant Emma Adams will dive into the nature and history of the Gunflint Trail by highlighting a different topic. All presentations/hikes begin on the front porch of the Chik-Wauk Museum. This weekend you can learn about "Leave No Trace". How can you keep the Gunflint Trail and BWCA beautiful and healthy? Here […]
Don Luce, is a retired curator of exhibits at the Bell Museum. During his career of more than forty years, he developed most of the museum’s temporary exhibitions and initiated the museum’s traveling exhibitions program that circulated shows to venues throughout Minnesota and nationwide. An accomplished artist and scientific illustrator, he developed and expanded […]
Mark your calendars - Kids’ Day is back! Children under the age of 18 can visit the Museum and Nature Center free of charge. Chik-Wauk staff will offer a variety of hands-on activities all related to the unique history and nature of the Gunflint Trail, as well as stories, hikes, journal making, and craft projects. […]
Where did the fish we enjoy so much come from, what’s new (since the last ice age), and how do agencies like the DNR manage fish and fishing in the area now? Matt will discuss fish native to the area, major fish species introductions, and current management. Matt Weberg has been a Fisheries Specialist and […]
Held at the A. Paul & Carol Schaap Community Center The meeting begins promptly at 1:30 p.m. with a brief overview of GTHS business. Following the business meeting, Joyce Leddy will speak about her family and growing up on the Gunflint Trail. The Soderberg Family - Early days on the Gunflint Trail 1920s–1960s. My mother […]
