Gunflint Green Up
May 7th & 8th
Gunflint Trail
http://www.gunflintgreenup.com
Gunflint Green Up 2011 planning is underway. Mark your calendars May 6 & 7.
Gunflint Green Up 2010 was tree release time! The woody vegetation growing around the little pine trees planted in the past two years was clipped away, allowing the sunshine in and removing competition.
Gunflint Green Up in Five Part Harmony
(melodies from Pachelbel’s Canon in D)
2008
By Ann Russ
Red pine, white pine,
snow on May 3rd
Snow boots, rain gear,
warm hats, warm hearts;
Now the blue sky,
season’s promise;
Plant your plug at least a half inch
from the surface, then walk eight feet
Someday we’ll come back and find these trees,
remembering community, a day of grace, our wilderness
Yes!
The Gunflint Green Up committee is made up of representatives from the Gunflint Trail Association, Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, USDA Forest Service, and private residents. “Green Up” is that special time on the Gunflint Trail when spring is beginning to burst forth, the lake ice is going out, the remaining traces of snow disappears, migrating birds return, hibernating critters emerge, moose calves are being born, the buds are swelling and opening on our trees and shrubs. It is a time of great promise.
The residents, resort owners and outfitters realize that while we are lucky enough to call the Gunflint Trail “home” — it is also the place that Minnesotans and others call “home” in their hearts. We are hosting the Gunflint Green Up for everyone who knows the uniqueness of this pristine place; this place where we all reconnect and recharge.
