The old Moosehorn Bed and Breakfast sold last November. I was fortunate enough to be one of the carpenters remodeling it this past winter and it looks great. The old Victorian feel has been replaced with pine walls and hickory floors. John and Rose Schloot are part owners of this resort and you may recognize their names from the Pig and a Polka catering service. The Hungry Jack benefit dinner was hosted by their catering service two falls ago. John’s Gunflint Lake cabin has been in the family since he was a child and they have always wanted to have a resort on the lake.
They boast one of the best views of Gunflint Lake nestled in downstream from the mouth of the Cross River. Nice southern exposure is hard to come by on Gunflint Lake, but his property gets plenty of sunlight. You may not remember the Moosehorn B&B, but everyone remembers Borderland Lodge. Borderland has been subdivided into what now remains as the Cross River Lodge. The few remaining buildings host some beautiful rentals as well as a comfortable lodge setting.
They also have an enormous metal framed dock with an axle and two wheels that they would like to give away if anyone is interested. Their number is 218-388-2233.
On a different note, the critters have been crawling. I saw two snowshoe hares yesterday that ran across the road. One was still white and the other was brown. There have been a lot of grouse drumming and loitering by the shoulders so I would expect to see a very good hunting season again this year. We are supposed to be on the downward cycle for grouse, but the populations seem very strong to me.
I was able to do some fishing this week out of the boat and managed to catch a nice northern in the teens from Gunflint Lake, but no walleyes. I know some guys have been fishing Saganaga, but with not much luck. Thewalleyes are hard to find and they are pretty small when you do find them.
Just think, if there was ice on the lake we would be drilling holes looking for fish right now. We are able to fish from our boats and cannot even find them, so what are the odds of drilling a hole right above some fish when you can not even motor a boat around and locate them? I am sure some of you anglers have been catching open water walleyes this week, but the bigger lakes like Sag and Gunflint have not been producing much. No complaints from me. It was just nice to get out and enjoy the water.
Cory Christianson, a 2000
graduate of the University of
Iowa, has worked as a fishing
guide on the Gunflint Trail
for nine years. If you have
any fishing reports or stories
to share, send an email to:
christiansoncory@hotmail.com
or call 218-388-0315
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