Mark Zimmer, aka, The Barefoot Paddler, has spent over a decade every summer exploring the BWCAW and continues to strengthen his connection with nature each year. Mark will share his experience of completing and tracking every BWCA portage barefoot, relying on the land and lakes for food. He will also share camping, cooking, and fishing […]
Thursday, join the Chik-Wauk staff as they take you to view the night sky and travel the cosmos from inside the Chik-Wauk Nature Center. Shows start at 3 pm and run every 20 minutes until 4 pm. Each week is a different-themed topic. You can view the schedule here. Donations are always appreciated. Take your […]
Update: The presentation will be held at the Seagull Lake Community Center located at 7 Seagull Lake Access Road, Grand Marais, MN Born a winter lover, Anna first stepped on the runners of a dogsled on a blustery lake in northern Minnesota and knew that her life was forever changed. She began working with sled […]
Rita Walaszek Arndt is a citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and of Polish descent. Rita began working for MNHS as a cataloger in the collections department and soon supported the NAAIR program. Rita moved to the Native American Initiatives Department in 2020 where she continued to support NAAIR and other programming and […]
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. Each week is a different topic, you can view the list here. Donations […]
Ozzie Reif fell in love with the BWCAW on his first canoe trip at the age of 16. Hailing from Delaware, he has been fortunate enough to call Ely, MN home for the past five years. He has found a passionate and vibrant community in Ely, which also happens to provide a great base for […]
Chris Steele first came to the Gunflint TYrail 62 years ago when his grandfather, Robert Campbell, began construction of a one-room cabin on Seagull Lake. The cabin was built on property previously owned by Russell Blankenburg, someone Chris would meet that summer. Chris retired 22 years ago and spends time in Tucson, Lake Elmo, and, […]
Journalist and writer Joe Friedrichs lives near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. His books, Last Entry Point: Stories of Danger and Death in the Boundary Waters and Her Island: The Story of Quetico’s Longest Serving Interior Ranger, focus on in-depth storytelling from the canoe-country wilderness. An environmental and outdoor writer, he […]
The Gunflint Trail Historical Society (GTHS), is excited to welcome two Artist-in-Residents to the Gunflint Trail. Kim Gordon and Don Luce'. With artistic eagerness, they will explore the Gunflint Trail looking for that special setting, composition, and golden hour light, which gives them inspiration for their next piece of creativity. Kim Gordon, who lives in […]
Try your hand at watercolor batik, a modern twist on the ancient Javanese art of batik. You will work with an image from an original winter watercolor batik of a chickadee. You will learn a little history and theory and then hands-on batiking. We will work with watercolor on the Kinwashi paper. This class will […]