FRIDAY, DEC. 8 Events held at the Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Documentary: Northern Nights, Starry Skies | Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center All day long, catch the documentary “Northern Nights, Starry Skies.” A visually stunning celebration of our spectacular starry skies above the world’s largest designated Dark Sky […]
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 […]
Please note the time change membership meetings will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. - attend in person at the Seagull Community Center (7 Seagull Lake Access Road - GTVFD Hall #3) or online. A Zoom invitation will be sent out to all members by email on Sunday, June 9. The GTHS Board of Trustees will […]
Every Friday from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. bring yourself, a friend, or the family and take a guided nature hike on the Chik-Wauk trail system with Emma Adams. Rain or shine Emma will introduce you to the flora and fauna at Chik-Wauk. Donations are always appreciated. Take your time driving up the Gunflint Trail National […]
Teresa Marrone is the author of The Beginner’s Guide to Dehydrating Food and The Back-Country Kitchen: Camp Cooking for Canoeists, Hikers, and Anglers (as well as numerous other books). Teresa and her husband have a cabin in the mid-Trail area, where they live from spring through fall. Beat the cost of freeze-dried meals and add […]
The USDA Forest Service naturalists present a different Northwoods-themed topic each week. The presentation will be located outside on the front porch of Chik-Wauk Museum or if in climate weather the presentation will be moved inside Chik-Wauk Nature Center (masks will be mandatory if held indoors). The presentation is free and family-friendly - donations are […]
Every Friday from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. bring yourself, a friend, or the family and take a guided nature hike on the Chik-Wauk trail system with Emma Adams. Rain or shine Emma will introduce you to the flora and fauna at Chik-Wauk. Donations are always appreciated. Take your time driving up the Gunflint Trail National […]
Lee E. Frelich is the Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. He received a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986. Frelich has authored 210 publications with 332 coauthors from 26 countries, including major works for Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. He is listed among […]
Don't miss out on the FUN!!! Mark your calendars – Kids' Day is returning. One of the most popular days at Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center. Children 18 and under can visit the Chik-Wauk Campus free of charge. Every Tuesday, starting June 25 - August 20 Chik-Wauk staff will offer a variety of hands-on activities […]
The USDA Forest Service naturalists will present on Loons this week. The presentation will be located outside on the front porch of Chik-Wauk Museum or if in-climate weather the presentation will be moved inside Chik-Wauk Nature Center (masks will be mandatory if held indoors). The presentation is free and family-friendly - donations are always appreciated.
Every Friday from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. bring yourself, a friend, or the family and take a guided nature hike on the Chik-Wauk trail system with Emma Adams. Rain or shine Emma will introduce you to the flora and fauna at Chik-Wauk. Donations are always appreciated. Take your time driving up the Gunflint Trail National […]
A lifelong birder who moved to Cook County after enjoying a long career in science. Joe has enjoyed his passion for birding worldwide. Sharing his love of science and bird behaviour, Joe volunteers at Wolf Ridge ELC and Sugarloaf Cove conducting bird banding and bird behaviour research.…. Joe has extensive research on the Black-capped chickadee. […]