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Gunflint Green Up 2010

April 13th, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

Gunflint Green Up

Gunflint Green Up

With all this spring weather it’s easy to get in the mood for Gunflint Green Up. www.GunflintGreenUp.com May 7 & 8 we’ll be releasing some of the 100,000 trees that have been planted during the previous Gunflint Green Up celebrations.  Releasing is cutting away the competitive vegetation from around the small pine trees–letting the sunshine in.

Friday, May 7

2:00 Sneak Peak at what’s coming to the new Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center

3:00  Centennial Trail Hike

5:30-7:30  Welcome Picnic at the Big Top at Gunflint Lodge with music by the Pincushion Warblers

7:30  Bill Lane will share his “Owl in a Night’s Work” presentation.

Saturday, May 8

9:30  Releasing trees at assigned locations along the Gunflint Trail

5:30-7:30  Thank You Dinner at the Big Top at Gunflint Lodge with music by The Sivertones

7:30-  Dance to The Trail’s End Band

Please register by April 30 at www.GunflintGreenUp.com The registration fee for all meals and programs is $45 per individual or $100 per family (1- 2 adults and their children 16 years of age and younger) and includes Friday’s dinner, evening presentation, Saturday tree releasing, box lunch, dinner, dance, and t-shirt.  Please visit the website for ala carte options, registration and more information.

Caring for our environment is a meaningful experience, please join us for this community building event.

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  • Run the Trail Less Traveled

    April 2nd, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

    In less than a month outdoor athletes will flock to the Gunflint Trail to participate in the 3rd Annual Ham Run Half Marathon and 5k Fun Run. The race takes place on the last 13 miles of the Gunflint Trail and provides participants the unique opportunity to enjoy the Trail one step at a time.
    As “The Greenest of them All” this race takes place while the Gunflint Trail is greening up for the summer. Event organizers do everything they can to make sure the event is as Green as possible. Race T-shirts are made from recycled material, tree seedlings are handed out instead of awards and the registration process is paper free. These are just a few of the green initiatives at the Ham Run.
    There’s still plenty of time to register for this event that takes place on Sunday, May 2nd. Sign up today and we’ll see you on the Trail Less Traveled.

    Posted by the Boundary Waters Blog Lady from Voyageur Canoe Outfitters

    Mush for a Cure 2010

    March 17th, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

    The Bald, The Brave and the Beautiful

    The Bald, The Brave and the Beautiful


    The 4th Annual Mush for a Cure Sled Dog Fundraiser on the Gunflint Trail was a huge success. Although no mushing actually took place due to snow conditions the group still raised $28,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
    Fun was had by all who attended events throughout the weekend including the Pink Prom Pasta Party, The Bald, The Brave and The Beautiful Cut for a Cure Competition and the Mush for a Cure itself.
    If you missed out on this year’s event then mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Mush for a Cure in 2010 March 11-12th. Get your pink on and join the great fun for an even greater cause.

    Posted by the Boundary Waters Blog Lady from Voyageur Canoe Outfitters

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    Mush for a Cure

    March 3rd, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

    Great fun!  Visit http://www.mushforacure.com/

    What is the Mush For a Cure? Mush For a Cure is a non-competitive sled dog FUNdraiser with proceeds donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Mush For a Cure is not a race, it is a fun event to celebrate the sport of dog mushing and to cap off a winter of hard work, training and racing while raising funds to find a cure for breast cancer. The minimal entry fee to participate is to cover the costs of insurance, trail permitting, etc.  Participants can choose to get pledges above and beyond the entry fee. Pledge forms are available upon request or by scrolling down to the link at the bottom of this page and clicking on the link.

    GET YOUR PINK ON…MUSH FOR A CURE 2010 WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH AND 13TH

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    February 23rd, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

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    Join Us for our First EVER
    Winter Plein Air Festival!

    February 24 – 28, Up the Gunflint Trail!
    Exhibit Opens at Gunflint Lodge.
    5 pm, Saturday, February 27 &
    Sunday, February 28 from 10 am – 2 pm
    Don’t miss beautiful Winter Landscapes!

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    Banadad Ski Trail Re-opened Following Ice Storm

    February 11th, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

    The ice covered alder brush and small trees clogging the Banadad Ski Trail from last months storm, and that forced the closing of the trail, has finally been removed. The Banadad is once again open. The re-opening of the trail took nine-four hours of hard-wet-cold hand labor by trail crews.

    Groomers have now finished packing the fresh snow and the re-setting of tracks begins today, February 11. It is expected that the track setting of the Banadad will be completed by tomorrow.

    According to trail maintenance manager, Ted Young, “the brush that clogged the trail from this storm was by far and away the worst I have ever seen in my twenty-seven years of working on the Banadad. The crews that helped re-open the trails did a great job! Young continued, “I wish to give a special thanks to Jim Morison, Peter Spink, Pete Harris, John and Barbara Bottagar who volunteered their time along with paid trail workers, Jim Raml, Mike and Matt Hendrickson. And thanks to other members of the Banadad Trail Association who, contributed moral support, including support from as far away as New Zealand. The re-opening of the Banadad was truly a team effort.”


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    SNOW!

    January 27th, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

    Just after the snow stopped falling, and before the groomer set tracks

    Just after the snow stopped falling, and before the groomer set tracks, January 25, 2010.

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    Volk Ski Week Special along the Banadad

    January 13th, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

    Cook County’s Volk Ski –400 on January 23

    Cook County, between the Gunflint Trail’s three Ski systems, the North Shore and Pincushion Trails, has over four hundred kilometers of groomed trails. To highlight these trails, on Saturday January 23 the county is conducting the Volk Ski 400. All of the county’s’ ski areas are being asked to have skiers ski their entire system. As part of the event contributions will be accepted to support Pancreatic Cancer Research.

    We think this is a great event and it should be lots of fun. You can join in the fun by becoming part of the Banadad’s Volk Ski relay by joining- Team Banadad. Skiers on Team Banadad will each ski a portion of the Banadad’s 39 kilometers. . You choose the portion of the Banadad you wish to ski and hopefully together the team will be able to cover the entire trail system.

    Lodging along the Banadad Ski Trail at Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B and Cabins available at 30% off and Boundary Country Trekking will pay the $10 registration fee for all Team Banadad participants. All participants will each receive a colorful T-shirt. While this is not a race, skiers will be asked to time their treks. Times will then be posted that day at Poplar Creek Guesthouse and on www.volksskifest.com website.

    Also Donations will be accepted for Pancreatic Cancer Research at trail check-in areas and a Volks Ski 400 pin is your gift for your donation. Skiers are encouraged to dress in purple to show your support!


    Volks Ski Fest

    January 6th, 2010 | News | 0 Comments

    Volks Ski Fest

    Volks Ski Fest


    Volks Ski Fest January 23-31, 2010

    Volks Ski Fest is a fun, laid back, skiing and snowshoeing festival for the whole family! All week-long, all over Cook County, MN, find events designed to help everyone get out and enjoy the 400 Hundred Kilometers of professionally groomed and beautiful northwoods trails.

    Register yourself or a team in advance and choose a segment of our 400 km of trails to ski. Our goal is to have skiers on every kilometer of trail on that day! This is not a race or competition, just a day to Kick Off Volks Ski Fest and raise money for Pancreatic Cancer. We encourage skiers to time their treks, we will post times that day at trail lodges and on this website. Donations will be accepted for Pancreatic Cancer Research at trail check-in areas, a Volks Ski 400 pin is your gift for your donation! Dress in purple to show your support.


    First Ski Tracks of Season Set on Banadad

    December 22nd, 2009 | News | 0 Comments

    With four more inches of fresh snow on top of the five inches around Poplar Creek Guesthouse, we were able to set tracks on eight kilometers of the Banadad Trail System. Best skiing is from the eastern trail head of the Banadad to the Lizz Lake Portage.