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 you can learn about "Leave No Trace". How can you keep the Gunflint Trail and BWCA beautiful and healthy? Here […]
Don Luce, is a retired curator of exhibits at the Bell Museum. During his career of more than forty years, he developed most of the museum’s temporary exhibitions and initiated the museum’s traveling exhibitions program that circulated shows to venues throughout Minnesota and nationwide. An accomplished artist and scientific illustrator, he developed and expanded […]
Mark your calendars - Kids’ Day is back! Children under the age of 18 can visit the Museum and Nature Center 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. […]
Where did the fish we enjoy so much come from, what’s new (since the last ice age), and how do agencies like the DNR manage fish and fishing in the area now? Matt will discuss fish native to the area, major fish species introductions, and current management. Matt Weberg has been a Fisheries Specialist and […]
Held at the A. Paul & Carol Schaap Community Center The meeting begins promptly at 1:30 p.m. with a brief overview of GTHS business. Following the business meeting, Joyce Leddy will speak about her family and growing up on the Gunflint Trail. The Soderberg Family - Early days on the Gunflint Trail 1920s–1960s. My mother […]
photo courtesy of the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway Jim Block, is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist, one of only 285 actives in the world, with over 40 years of experience in commercial meteorology, and he was elected as a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society in 2010. He is the Chief Meteorological Officer at DTN, […]
photo courtesy of MPR Photo/Bob Kelleher Karl Koster is a National Park Ranger, Canoe Builder & Cooper at Grand Portage National Monument for 25 years. Karl will explain the role of the Great Lakes Fur Trade in Minnesota. He will explain the role of the voyageur, and display furs and trade goods used in the […]
Both pictures are courtesy of Nancy Dalbec. Gerald was born in 1941 in Duluth, MN. His parents were Harry and Genevieve Brown who purchased Windigo Point from the estate of Jim Dunn in 1947. Windigo Point was located on Seagull Lake as an operation of housekeeping cabins. Many neighbors that Gerald remembers on Seagull Lake […]