Businesses along the Gunflint Trail (also known as County Road 12) will host the first annual Biggest Blueberry Contest beginning on Friday, July 21. Blueberries will be measured by weight, and must be picked fresh and not store bought.
The weekly contest will have three rounds, with prize drawings occurring on the last day of each round: Friday, July 21 to Saturday, July 29; Friday, July 28 to Saturday, Aug. 5; and Friday, August 4 to Saturday, August 12.
There will be weigh stations at Bearskin Lodge, Golden Eagle Lodge, Hungry Jack Outfitters, Rockwood Lodge, Tuscarora Lodge, Gunflint Lodge and Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center, all of which are along the Gunflint Trail. Berry pickers will be able to submit their biggest blueberry at these locations. In addition to prizes for the biggest blueberry, all submissions will be entered to win randomly selected prize drawings. Prizes range from free canoe rentals to slices of blueberry pie. The Gunflint Trail Beginning in the center of the town of Grand Marais, County Road 12 (also known as the Gunflint Trail) is a 55-mile paved road that adjoins U.S. Highway 61. County Road 12’s route goes through the Superior National Forest to Saganaga Lake near the Canadian border.
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