Events

I am a Minnesota native and first fell in love with the BWCA as a high school student. I love traveling and lived and taught English in Japan, China, and […]

Don Luce, a retired curator from the University’s Bell Museum, will be an artist-in-residence for the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, at the Chik-Wauk Museum this fall. In retirement, Don has […]

Don Luce, a retired curator from the University’s Bell Museum, is the artist-in-residence for the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, at Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center this fall. In retirement, Don […]

The Gunflint Trail Historical Society Fundraiser Online Auction is back!! The auction starts live on February 1, at 8:00 a.m. Be ready to bid on your favorite item or items!! […]

The Gunflint Trail Historical Society/Artist-in-Residency Program committee is excited to announce that Linda Powers and her husband, Larry. They will visit the Gunflint Trail May 18 - 23. Linda studied […]

   For over 15 years, Adam Lindquist has provided audiences across America with interesting stories of Theodore Roosevelt in the first person. His research into this amazing man takes hundreds […]

This postcard came from Nancy Dalbec. On the back it says: “Art & Lydia Nunstedt – , owners on Saganaga Lake. Celebrate 20 Years of the Gunflint Trail Historical Society […]

Sam Guida (he/him) is currently working as the Facilities Director at Camp Olson YMCA in Longville, Minnesota. One day, when wandering down the driveway, he noticed a funny bump on a willow tree. After some investigation, it turned out to be a gall caused by a tiny critter with a huge name: a willow beaked […]

Maddi Nistler is a member of the Minnesota GreenCorps program serving her second term as Community Outreach and Readiness personnel at the National Loon Center in Crosslake, MN. Her lifelong love for the outdoors and the inner workings of the natural world has led her to become an MN Master Naturalist and advocate for Common […]

Every Thursday, view the night sky and travel the cosmos from inside Chik-Wauk Nature Center. Show times are at 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Programs last 20 minutes. You can view the schedule here. Donations are always appreciated. Take your time driving up the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway! Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center is […]