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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jan Sivertson founded Sivertson Gallery with her father Howard Sivertson in 1980, focusing on regional artists. Shortly after, Howard decided he preferred to focus on his art and Jan went […]
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!! Any donation to The Gunflint Trail Historical Society benefits the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. Thank you and good luck to that winning bidder. New […]