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POSTPONED! – Annual Old Fashioned Pie & Ice Cream Social

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

The Gunflint Trail Historical Society Board of Trustees regrets to announce the ever-popular fundraising event for the season "Old Fashioned Pie & Ice Cream Social" is postponed for 2021. If you would like to contribute to the Gunflint Trail Historical Society you can do so online, send a check, or call 218-388-9915 for more information. […]

Conserving the North Woods in the Era of Climate Change: Trends, Impacts, & Management Actions with Keith Wendt

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Keith Wendt will provide an overview of how climate change interacts with and amplifies current threat to conserving our lands and waters in the North Woods. Climate change directly impacts our region's forest types, waters, and wildlife. Climate change also drives the spread of invasive species, amplifies outbreaks of pest populations, extends the wildfire season, […]

Jim Block – The meteorology of the 1999 BWCAW Windstorm & Derecho

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

One of the most cataclysmic natural events of the last 100 years in the BWCAW occurred on July 4, 1999 when a straight-line windstorm caused incredible damage across this area. This storm, known as a derecho, was one of the most intense and long-lived derecho’s on record. This presentation will explore the meteorology of derecho’s, […]

Bill Boissenin – Bill & Grace Boissenin two resorts on the Gunflint Trail

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

E.W. (Bill) & Grace Boissenin came to the Gunflint Trail in 1938, commence purchase of land on Trout Lake and started erecting cabins for Trout Lake Resort. Became full-time residents in 1943. Bill & Grace sold Trout Lake Resort to George and Charlotte Krataska in 1946. They then purchased land on Clearwater Lake to build […]

Dark Sky Festival – Events held in Grand Marais, MN

Cook County is home to one of the darkest skies in the world. Every year, explorers, adventurers, artists and photographers from around the world travel to Cook County to experience the northern lights. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) has been named as one of only 15 certified International Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the […]

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Induction of the State Record Walleye caught by LeRoy Chiovitte

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

photo courtesy of Duluth News Tribune Minnesota's state-record walleye is home! LeRoy Chiovitte's state record walleye was donated by his family to the Gunflint Trail Historical Society. Chiovitte's, big walleye was caught on the Seagull River where it enters Saganaga Lake. The walleye was caught on May 13, 1979, on the Seagull River, at the […]

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center open for the season!

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

The Museum & Interpretive Cabin will be open daily through October 23, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Nature Center will be open daily through October 23, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.  The Watercraft Exhibit Building will be open daily through October 23, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. See you this season!

Firewise and Sprinkler Systems – GTVFD

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

  Chief Jim Morrison, of the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department (GTVFD) and President of the Board of Trustees for the GTVFD Michael Valentini, will be available to help answer any questions you may have about how to Fire Wise your property or how a Sprinkler Protection System can help protect your property in case […]

Tuesday Kids’ Day

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Mark your calendars - Kids’ Day is back! Children under the age of 18 can visit the Chik-Wauk Campus free of charge. Chik-Wauk staff will offer a variety of hands-on activities all related to the unique history and nature of the Gunflint Trail, as well as stories, hikes, journal making, and craft projects. A parent […]

Tuesday Kids’ Day

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Mark your calendars - Kids’ Day is back! Children under the age of 18 can visit the Chik-Wauk Campus free of charge. Chik-Wauk staff will offer a variety of hands-on activities all related to the unique history and nature of the Gunflint Trail, as well as stories, hikes, journal making, and craft projects. A parent […]

Chik-Wauk Weekend Hikes/Presentations – this weekend Wondrous Wildflowers

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Every weekend naturalist/operations assistant Emma Adams will dive into the nature and history of the Gunflint Trail by highlighting a different topic. All presentations/hikes begin on the front porch of the Chik-Wauk Museum. This weekend Emma is taking about Wondrous Wildflowers: Explore all types of flowers found on the Chik-Wauk Campus. How they can be […]

Chik-Wauk Weekend Hikes/Presentations – this weekend Wondrous Wildflowers

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center 28 Moose Pond Drive, Grand Marais, MN, United States

Every weekend naturalist/operations assistant Emma Adams will dive into the nature and history of the Gunflint Trail by highlighting a different topic. All presentations/hikes begin on the front porch of the Chik-Wauk Museum. This weekend Emma is talking about Wondrous Wildflowers: Explore all types of flowers found on the Chik-Wauk Campus. How they can be […]