Deer season on the Gunflint Trail has been fairly successful for the few hunters who chose to give it a shot up here. A few nice bucks have been reported so far and everyone I have talked to seems to be pretty happy with this year’s hunt. There are fewer people hunting the Gunflint this year. Usually there are vehicles... READ MORE >
I know, last week’s column was entitled Fire on the Mountain and this week a Touch of Grey. I am not really a “Dead Head” but their songs do make pretty good titles for Tails from the Trail. The leaves are all but gone and it is now time for the gray season of November. Misty mornings and noticeably earlier... READ MORE >
It is prescribed burn time on the Gunflint Trail and the smoke is haunting. Theactivity levels are unseasonably busy up here with Forest Service vehicles combing the area. The Sea Gull Guard Station looks very full and everything seems to be going well. There are two separate burns taking place in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). One is... READ MORE >
We are well into October and you could not ask for nicer weather. Theblack flies are being fooled into believing it is spring and are a little bit of a nuisance, but I am not complaining. It could be sleeting sideways by now and the sun feels really nice. My wife and I have been able to finish painting the... READ MORE >
Technology is very hard to hide from, even on the Gunflint Trail. You might remember me registering my disgust of the I-phones and I-pods we were subjected to in Chicago a few weeks ago. I fear it will not be long before we are seeing the same thing up here. A friend of mine was visiting us this weekend and... READ MORE >
The combination of foggy mornings and cold afternoons has caused some pretty short days in the boat. Add in the walleyes’ reluctance to bite and you have an idea of a typical day on Saganaga this week. I think the fish are feeding too much at night with the last big moon phase. This is typically the time of year... READ MORE >
Cold, wet, and windy, I could not be happier to be back home from Chicago. My wife and I spent a week in the Windy City walking around town and seeing the sights. We quickly discovered that we simply cannot walk as fast as everyone else does in the bustling city. I expected the traffic on the street to be... READ MORE >
The leaves are changing color and the Trail is starting to look a lot like fall. It seems that we are the last ones to get a color change since many of the maple trees in town have already peaked in their brilliant reds. We are just starting to see the birch trees fade into gold on the Gunflint Trail.... READ MORE >
From unbearable heat to frost warnings, things are looking pretty normal up here. Thebig winds have been keeping us off of the best fishing spots lately, so I have not been playing on the water much this week. It is a great time of the year to get some projects done and my list just keeps growing. Thecool weather is... READ MORE >
The high winds and lightning we have been receiving lately are a recipe for potentially dangerous forest fires. So far, one fire has started near Lizard Lake, which is just southwest of my place in the Loon Lake area. My wife and I were at a wedding this past weekend when it started, but we have been told that it... READ MORE >
