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 […]
Don’t miss out on the FUN!!! This is the last Kids' Day for the season. Children 18 and under can visit the Chik-Wauk Campus free of charge. • Journal Making […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Old-Fashioned Pie and Ice Cream Social The annual Old-Fashioned Pie and Ice Cream Social at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center campus. The North Shore Swing Band will be on the […]
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 […]
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 […]