ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL – The sun had set behind a distant shoreline when Joe Friedrichs said it was time to go. Our canoes were cast in near-darkness, and ragged silhouettes of pine, spruce and birch ...

ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL — Officials were minutes away from issuing an evacuation order for the end of the Gunflint Trail on Monday. The John Ek Fire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ...

GRAND MARAIS -- When U.S. Forest Service spokesman Mark Van Every began speaking at the 7 p.m. fire update meeting Sunday, he took great care to name as many lakes and other major landmarks as he ...

As if on cue, snow began to fall just after I turned onto the Gunflint Trail. Big, delicate, intricate flakes spiraled from the sky, swirling in the car's wake. My sister and I were heading up ...

If you’re heading up the Gunflint Trail, you’ll find 57 miles of remote boreal forest dotted with longtime resorts and campsites, all perched on the cusp of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Up the Gunflint trail you’ll find the Gunflint Lodge who’s creating a fun way for guests to enjoy the beauty of Gunflint Lake. Lodge owner John Fredrikson has plowed 6 miles of trails over the lake ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. The Gunflint Trail is a nationally designated scenic byway, also known as Cook ...

A CL 215 water bomber picks up water on Gunflint Lake on May 8, 2007, while the fire to the north takes the turn and runs to Gunflint Lake in a few hours.