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Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There was an increasing number of wolf sightings and encounters on Cortes Island during the closing months of 2008. A number of posts in the Tideline over the course of the next two years mention 'an awful lot of them on the island, in an awfully short time.' There were mixed reactions. A Squirrel Cove resident wrote that 15 ran through one of their neighbours yards at 4 AM. Someone had a 'magical encounter' with a large black wolf, standing on the foot bridge over the channel connecting Gunflint and Hague Lakes, as she paddled through with her canoe. Another resident reported that three wolves killed her dog, only 70 feet from her house. 
 More than 150 people gathered in the Linnaea School, on January 17, 2009, when local biologist Sabina Leader Mense brought in two experts to share their experiences with wolves. Conservation Officer Ben York thanked the audience for bringing him in to discuss the situation, rather than put an animal down. He also stated that some of the wolves on Cortes ‘are very habituated' and ‘˜there is a level of tolerance for these animals that is endangering them.' 
 The other expert was Bob Hansen, a wildlife/human conflict specialist in the Pacific Rim National Reserve. 
 Hanson was also one of the principle speakers at the recent Wildlife Coexistence Gathering on Cortes Island.  He explained that prior to receiving Sabina's invitation, his attention was primarily focused on the Pacific Rim community. 
 "I was approached by another champion, Sabina, because she'd heard about the Wild Coast Project."  
 "So now we're  taking a step away from the West Coast. We were really laser focused. I was hesitant, and the management team was really hesitant, like - 'you want to leave the park and  go over to the other side of the island?'  They did agree, and the only stipulation they made  was that the CO service had to be here as well." 
 "It turned out our other champion, Ben York, was the CO. We'd worked together on Bear Aware in our area and he'd taken a new posting. By this time Ben had married Crystal.” (Laughter)  
 (In the first article of this series, Hansen described Crystal McMillan as a force of nature in the Ucluelet area. Her Bear Aware group was so effective that she received a Premier's Award. She insisted that all of her partners and collaborators also be recognized. So Premier Gordon Campbell presented the award to a group of people that included Crystal, Bob Hansen and Ben York.)   
 "So Ben and Crystal came to our first Cortes get-together in 2009.  That was a huge learning experience, and out of that came the Wolf Primer. You were working on the whole idea of identifying and getting to know individual wolves  and understanding which wolves were behaving in which ways." 
 Some of the wolves were drawn by the sheep carcasses at the back of Blue Jay Lake Farm. During his slideshow presentation, Hanson praised the farmer for his innovative solution.   
 Ben Hansen: "Under that blue tarp is a giant hill of moldering hay, and  he started disposing of his carcasses with that. It's super hot, they break down really quickly, no more issues with the wolves patrolling  for dead sheep."    
 "That led to the more in depth workshop in two years, where Grace SoftDeer, ourselves and Ben York came, along with some of the researchers from the Wild Coast Project.  We stayed at Christine Robinson's place. That was the storytelling workshop, another really rich experience."

In this special episode, Tony reads from his new book, "The God of Wild Places," at the book launch event on April 2. He tells a harrowing story of getting caught in a storm with his kids in the boat.   Find Tony's new book at GodOfWildPlaces.com   https://reverendhunter.com/

In this special episode, Tony reads from his new book, "The God of Wild Places," at the book launch event on April 2. He tells a harrowing story of getting caught in a storm with his kids in the boat.   Find Tony's new book at GodOfWildPlaces.com   https://reverendhunter.com/

Today, Dr. Paula Welander, Associate Professor of Environmental Earth System Science at Stanford University (and #DocMartian #4) joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the work she and her colleagues are doing probing at early life by studying lipid biosignatures that can appear in the fossil record—and the role that cholesterol and related molecules have on microbial life. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Paula Welander Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode A blog post I wrote about the truly remarkable late Dr. Abigail Salyers, who taught me the importance of being authentic as a scientist, educator, and human being. An essay about the Great Oxidation Event early in our planet's history. Information about BIFs—banded iron formations. An overview of stromatolites, both popular and scholarly. The Gunflint stromatolites. The story of WIlliam Schopf and stromatolites. The fluid mosaic model of cell membranes. The role of cholesterol in membranes. A nice description of some of Dr. Welander's work with hopanoids. Hopanoids in cyanobacterial membranes. An overview of biosignatures relevant to geobiology. The cell membrane and other differences of archaea. Adaptations to hyperthermophily in archaea and bacteria. The “Echoes of Life” book mentioned in the podcast. A fascinating article by Jo Handelsman and coauthors about implicit and unconscious bias in science.  Here is an update on this work, and a video presentation.   A really interesting video interview with Dr. Welander. Dr. Welander's departmental/divisional website. Dr. Welander's laboratory website Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

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That forecast is doing golf courses a favor, with several in Minnesota open for business this week and tee times booked solid. But on ski trails, it's a headache.The largest cross-country ski race in North America is just around the corner. The 50th American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wis., is scheduled for three weeks from now. About 13,000 people are registered including Olympic skier and Minnesotan Jessie Diggins.After the recent cancellations of other winter events like the Beargrease and Gunflint sled dog races, you may be wondering, is the Birkie really going to happen this year? Gunflint: Mail Run called off due to warm weather Beargrease: Amid ongoing lack of snow, Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon organizers cancel this winter's race “We know that the next few days, the next two weeks really are going to make people nervous when they look at those forecasts. And they make us nervous too,” Race director Kristy Maki told racers in a virtual Q&A on Monday night. “So we're being realistic about the 2024 American Birkebeiner week of events will look like.”Birkie organizers have laid out a few possibilities for this year's races. Ben Popp, Executive Director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to explain.Watch a livestream of the Birkie Trailhead cam:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbmZVxUPjIUse the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.   We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.

On this week's show, Bret Amundson talks to retired Conservation Officer Darin Fagerman. He talks about his time working along the Gunflint Trail, as well as the fishing he's gotten to do over the years. Scott Mackenthun is in studio with Darin, and they also talk about some of their other adventures they've been on […] The post SJR | Week 585: Tales From The Gunflint Trail appeared first on Sporting Journal Radio.

It's interesting to think about the microbes in and on us—some of which are vital to our well being—and how we came to possess them. Mark introduces Dr. Anne Estes of Towson University, who will discuss this very topic as it applies to dung beetles. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Anne Estes Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode Microbial fossils—stromatolites—are fascinating.  A description of Gunflint stromatolites can be found here.   Rachael Webster (wonderful artist) can be found here.  Jane Hartman's wonderful art is found here. Dr. Jack Gilbert's book, “Dirt is Good” is described here. A video about the life of dung beetles is here.   Dr. Estes' faculty website is here. Dr. Estes blog can be found here.  Here is an article that Dr. Estes wrote: “Brood Ball-Mediated Transmission of Microbiome Members in the Dung Beetle, Onthophagus taurus.”  Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

Just ahead of the upcoming paddling season, there was news of a court case that could end the longstanding practice of using motorized towboats to help Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness visitors get started on their wilderness trips at least temporarily. A national organization, Wilderness Watch, is seeking an injunction to halt the towboat permit system as soon as the ice melts. The US Forest Service allows the use of towboats are used to assist canoeists starting their BWCA journey, dispersing visitors deeper into the million-acre BWCA. Some outfitters at the end of the Gunflint also use the towboat service to help paddlers reach Quetico Provincial Park via the Cache Bay Ranger Station. The towboats typically drop paddlers at American Point on Saganaga Lake, which is partially inside the BWCA. If the federal judge reviewing the injunction rules in favor of Wilderness Watch, it could disrupt the plans of thousands of Minnesotans who have already booked towboat-assisted trips with BWCA and Quetico outfitters. Here in Cook County, the ruling could impact Tuscarora Lodge and Outfitters, Seagull Outfitters, and Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. The ruling would have a much larger impact on the Ely area, where many canoeists receive a tow across Moose Lake each season, among other lakes in the Ely area. The organization Wilderness Watch claims that the Forest Service is not upholding its self-imposed restrictions and limitations of towboat services. The Forest Service's most recent figures showed that in 2019, there were 4,817 tow boat trips, and 3,815 total trips in 2020. These figures amount to nearly “tripling the level that the Forest Service pledged that it would limit the total to,” according to officials from Wilderness Watch. We asked officials from the Forest Service to comment on this story and the towboat situation, including if the towboat services can operate while the judge considers a ruling on the injunction. Forest Service spokesperson Joy Liptak VanDrie said the agency does not comment on current litigation. However, she did say that since a current ruling has not been issued in the case, there is no change in towboat services at this time. In this episode, guest contributor and Grand Marais journalist Rhonda Silence speaks with Matthew Ritter of Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. Also featured is an interview with Kevin Proescholdt, the Minnesota-based conservation director for Wilderness Watch.

Join hosts Robert Forto and Toni Reitter as they preview the 100-mile Gunflint Mail Trail race in Minnesota.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents -Squirrel Cove was much more important during the first part of the 20th century. Union Steamships tied up at the long wharf twice a week. There is still a Squirrel Cove General Store and post office, but there were once log boom, a sawmill, boatyard, machine shop, community hall, church and a school. Much of this infrastructure disappeared during the years that steamships were supplanted by motor boats and floatplanes. However Lynne Jordan, former President of the Cortes Island Museum, has another explanation for Squirrel Cove's decline. It starts back in the years when there were no roads on Cortes Island. “For the longest time, there was no connection from anywhere in Whaletown to the other side of the island. There was a wagon road to where Robertson road is now, then it became a walking trail. You went up over the hill and down into Squirrel Cove on a very rugged rocky trail that more or less follows Whaletown Road,” she explained. There was a road connection from there to Mansons Landing, but anyone travelling between Whaletown and Mansons had to pass through Squirrel Cove. Jordan explained that this changed during the late 1950s, when the Hansen brothers started construction of what is now called Gorge Harbour Road. “Everybody could bypass Squirrel Cove and go to Manson's Landing if they wanted to, rather than the long way around. That made a big difference to Squirrel Cove, because it was a major place that people went to from both Mansons and Gorge and Whaletown,” she explained. Jordan believes the Squirrel Cove route was still important when BC Ferries arrived in 1969. “In the first few years I think you had to drive all the way around to get to Mansons. You had to drive through Squirrel Cove. When they put the shortcut through, Squirrel Cove kind of died.” Construction of the Gorge Harbour Road also changed the face of Whaletown. “Between where the post office building was and the library, there was actually a little tiny bay. When the connector road was built from Gunflint over to whale town road, the loose rock was used to fill in that bay. Also just below the church on that road, above where the library, is that road had on both sides, rock that kind of narrowed the road. They blasted and all that rock went into that to fill in that bay. It's now a parking area between the old post office and the library.” You have been listening to part of an interview with Lynne Jordan, who is writing a history of Whaletown for the Cortes Island Museum.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Two Cortes Island expenditures were approved without any opposition at the May 25 Strathcona Regional District Board meeting. A staff report described the footbridge in Kw'as Park as ‘nearing the end of its useful life' and ‘a safety hazard.' It has been 27 years since volunteers built the 22 foot arched cedar 'bridge' over the creek connecting Hague and Gunflint lakes. The $67,000 needed to replace it will come from the provincial gas tax. As regards the second item, Regional Director Noba Anderson explained, “The fire department here on Cortes found a really great deal and acted very quickly to purchase a fire truck. We just didn't have enough set aside. This is an entirely in Cortes Island funds, wanting to add an extra $15,000 for the repayment of that capital purchase they made.” A letter from Chris Walker, President of the Cortes Island Fire Department was attached to the associated staff report. “As you may be aware the Cortes Island Fire Fighting Association (CIFFA) has an acute need for a replacement water tanker/pumper for our Hall 1 in Manson's Landing. We have successfully procured an excellent replacement vehicle (pictured below). Our invoice is attached. We purchased the truck in Ohio for $53,000 and spent an additional 29,000 to deliver, import and certify, for a total of $78,242.48.(12% PST will also need to be paid when the SRD insures the vehicle). The truck is in excellent condition, has all the features we wanted and has only 30,000 km on the clock. Our research indicates that this is an excellent value for the money. There is nothing comparable under $120,000 and that is before delivery, importation and certification. In our financial plan $72,500 was authorized to be spent on this capital item. We would like to request that an additional $5742 (purchase price shortfall) plus $9,389 (12% PST on $78,242.48) for a total of $15,131 be made available for this truck purchase at your earliest convenience.” There weren't any firemen on duty when Cortes Currents dropped by the Mansons Landing Fire Hall on Thursday afternoon. However the fire truck pictured in the SRD press release was in the field out back, beside the Cortes Museum. One of the paramedics inside the station mentioned that Cortes Island's new Fire Chief, Dave Ives, has also arrived.

It went from fishing opener to lake opener as ice lingered on the east side of the Boundary Waters in the middle of May. Many area lakes, from the end of the Arrowhead Trail to the Middle Gunflint Trail, still held their ice on the day before the 2022 fishing opener in Minnesota. Minnesota's fishing opener for walleye, bass, trout and pike was Saturday, May 14. As the ice lingered, many groups canceled their Gunflint expeditions on this year's fishing opener. The WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast did not. This episode, featuring Matthew Baxley, Joe Friedrichs and Kevin ‘The K-man' Kramer, tells the story of how it all went down.

The iconic portage between Duncan Lake and Rose Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will take on a new look in 2022 when two sets of wooden staircases will be replaced with stone steps. Stone used in the project will come from the land located between the lakes in the federally-designated wilderness area. Hand tools and other non-motorized instruments will be used to shape the new look of the portage. “We are planning to replace the wooden stairs on the stairway portage with stone steps during the summer of 2022,” said Jon Benson, an assistant ranger for recreation and wilderness on the Tofte and Gunflint ranger districts of Superior National Forest. “Great Lakes Trailbuilders is the contractor with whom we will be working.” The 80-rod portage between Duncan and Rose is among the most highly trafficked areas on the eastern side of the BWCA. Two sets of stairs, with more than 90 steps each, make up most of the portage between the two lakes. The portage largely parallels a set of falls dropping from Duncan down to Rose near the Canadian border in the Mid-Gunflint Trail area. The current look of the portage was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conversation Corps using logs to create a staircase of sorts. Due to the harsh environment in the BWCA, wooden steps or set logs do not hold up well as weather and humans wear on them, according to Willie Bittner, the owner of Wisconsin based Great Lakes Trailbuilders. For example, the wooden steps of the Stairway Portage have been replaced three times in the past 30 years, he said. Rather than continually replace the wood, Bittner had a vision to place stone steps on the portage. Not only will the stone have a more natural look, they should last much longer than the wood version. “This should be there for many generations,” Bittner said of the forthcoming stone staircase between Duncan and Rose. After securing the bid, Bittner and his company are spearheading the project in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and the Conservation Corps of Minnesota. The project comes under the umbrella of the Great American Outdoors Act. Bittner and his team will use rifting hammers to split large rocks weighing up to 200 lbs. each to create the steps, he said. They'll also use a device that he describes as a ‘zip-line for rocks' to set the stones in place. Bittner plans to start the project in May not long after the ice vanishes from West Bearskin Lake and Duncan Lake. The goal is to complete the new Stairway Portage by the Fourth of July, he said. WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast host Matthew Baxley spoke with Bittner about the project. The audio to their conversation is shared below.

The collection of outfitters who provide assorted gear, canoes and guidance for the many visitors to the Boundary Waters each paddling season is a world full of hard work, long hours and repetition. It's also a world of connection. And many of those connections are made by those who work for the outfitters on the edge of the wilderness. In the final episode for Season 4 of the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast, we hear from the summer staff at some of the outfitters along the Gunflint Trail. It's the ‘Trail Kids' episode of the podcast. And for hosts Matthew and Joe, it's a time to reflect on their own experiences working on the Gunflint and how it brought them into a sense of connection with this place… The Boundary Waters.

The number of people legally allowed to enter the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) for overnight camping trips from May through September will be reduced for the next paddling season. With permits in high demand during recent paddling seasons – particularly during the past two seasons amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – some canoeists struggled to find available campsites, particularly near popular lakes such as Sawbill, Brule, Duncan and Seagull on the east side of the BWCA. Anecdotally speaking, weary paddlers are quick to complain about racing other groups for campsites, being forced to camp illegally in the brush or making camp in the middle of a pleasant travel day just to ensure they have a site for the night. Each year from May 1 to Sept. 30, visitors taking an overnight paddle or hiking trip, or a motorized day trip into the BWCA are required to obtain a quota permit. The Forest Service designed a quota system following the designation of the Boundary Waters as a wilderness to reduce crowding and visitor impacts on sensitive resources. Forest Service officials said many BWCA entry points and associated routes are regularly experiencing social resource concerns such as crowding, disruptive and oversized groups, lack of campsite availability or unsettling competition for campsites. Illegal camping is also becoming more of a problem in the BWCA. Ten out of the 36 entry points on the Gunflint and six of the 13 entry points on the Tofte districts will see a reduction in permit quota numbers in 2022. The Forest Service declined to say the specific entry points the quota reduction will impact. All districts across the BWCA will see a quota reduction next year other than the Kawishiwi Ranger District.

WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast hosts Matthew Baxley and Joe Friedrichs traveled up the Gunflint Trail Aug. 27 to get a firsthand feel for how things were going on the edge of the wilderness. The BWCA remains closed at this time, now a full week into the closure of the most visited wilderness area in the nation. Canoe racks sat full at local outfitters. Restaurants along the Trail were quiet. Most of the vehicles the podcast duo passed on the Trail were trucks carrying firefighters. It was not a typical Friday afternoon and evening in late August on the Gunflint Trail. Joe and Matthew stopped on the shores of Poplar Lake to record this wildfire update.

It's been about a week since the Superior National Forest closed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. WTIP's Barbara Jean Meyers traveled around canoe country catching up with area outfitters and paddlers about what the closure has been like. She shares this special update on the podcast.

Roy L Hales/ CKTZ News - The preliminary stages of Cortes Island's first wetland restoration project are underway at Dillon Creek, on Linnaea Farm. “Back in 2014, we had a very large algae bloom in the lake. There was a very annoying smell and taste in the water for about two weeks and then it lingered on for about another two weeks with the smell in the air,” explained lead author Rex Weyler, when the first Hague & Gunflint Lakes Monitoring Report was published in 2017. The problem was human septic and livestock nutrients draining into the lake. “Everyone who lives around the lake is a contributor,” said Autumn Barrett-Morgan, a Biological Monitoring Technician with the Friends of Cortes Island Society (FOCI). However, Dillon Creek has been a vector for a significant amount of the nutrient and sediment input into Gunflint & Hague lakes. Prior to the advent of what is now Linnaea farm, the field used to be a wetland and a series of meandering streams that would have naturally filtered out nutrients and sediment. This wetland was drained via man-made Dillon Creek, and turned into agricultural land decades ago. Draining wetlands was a common farming practice around the world, to gain access to rich soils and relatively flat land. FOCI and Linnaea Farm have partnered to restore wetlands in a lower portion of the field, up from the mouth of Dillon Creek into Gunflint Lake. The construction work will take place from August 15th to 17th, but in the meantime FOCI has been carrying out invasive species removal and biological monitoring. CKTZ News interviewed Autumn Barrett-Morgan on July 29th, the day after a crew of volunteers removed Himalayan Blackberries, thistles and holly from the site. “It went really well. We've had multiple invasive species removals now, and yesterday there were four of us … We started late because of the heat wave. We might do another work bee, going forward, into the evening because it is a lot cooler,” she said. “Invasive species feel much more manageable when there is a team removing them.” Barrett-Morgan said that a very large percentage of the world's wetlands have been drained for farming and human development. “Wetlands are the Earth's kidneys. So we're removing [draining] our filtering system, our kidneys, and that has been a very large contributor to global climate disruption,” she said. “Being able to restore even a little bit of that here is [hopefully] going to be really impactful and it can also be a really cool precedent setting project on Cortes Island. Measuring and monitoring its success, will hopefully lead to restoring even larger areas of wetlands on the island and along the coast.” Photo credit: The field at Dillon Creek - Photo by Roy L Hales

At the outset, Michael Rand rants and raves about the Gophers men's basketball team's 71-68 win over Purdue, which featured huge performances from Marcus Carr and Gabe Kalscheur -- plus a heavy dose of the sort of luck Minnesota sports fans insist never comes their way. Star Tribune Puck Drop editor Randy Johnson joins Rand for an investigation of the midyear struggles of the Gophers men's hockey team. After starting out 10-0, Minnesota is just 5-5 -- including getting swept by Wisconsin last weekend, with one of those losses an 8-1 drubbing. They also take a look at a daunting stretch for the Gophers women's hockey team and some good news for the Wild, which looks to get back on the ice Friday. Outdoors columnist and editor Dennis Anderson also joins the show for an expanded look at the Gunflint Trail and the Star Tribune's special section Friday about that hallowed area in Northern Minnesota.

Join us for lake review time this week as we’re discussing the dark horse lake/entry point that is South. We talk campsites, fishing and day trip options from this big, beautiful Gunflint trail adjacent lake. Show Notes: South Lake Campsite Map Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Half-in, half-out. That's what many entry lakes to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are when it comes to the official wilderness designation. And yet, it's the same water. To the lakes and rivers in the BWCA and Quetico, there are no imaginary wilderness or international lines. It's the same water. Podcast hosts Matthew Baxley and Joe Friedrichs explore this notion to open the episode. Indeed, sentiments such as these are a common message the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters continues to share. In this episode we hear from one of their staffers, Lauren Eggert, before she departs on a BWCA in the summer of 2020 for a trip off the Gunflint Trail. To complete the episode, we have another audio diary submission! This trip report comes from Minnesotans Kaylan and Josh Dix. They did an early summer 2020 trip as well off the Gunflint, sharing the details of what brought them to the wilderness during a health pandemic and other societal issues in Minnesota and beyond. It's a complex time in the world, and the BWCA is not absent from its own challenges in 2020. It's all told plainly on this episode of the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast.

Does your microwave cabinet have a slide out spice rack? No you say?  Well then listen up because this episode has the fix to that problem, as well as tips and insights for anyone that wants to apply their woodworking skills to improving their home. Mark used to be a photographer and graphic designer by trade, but now he runs Gunflint Designs building and filming awesome projects. He’s also a tree farmer, videographer, podcast host and he is co-host of the We Built a Thing podcast. Mark shares how he designed and built this clever cabinet, the "Mr. Fearless" persona he made up for DIYers that maybe shouldn't be DIYers, and why his wife never got a chance to use the cabinet that he built. Subscribe to the weekly maker digest: https://artofthebuild.fm Support the show: https://patreon.com/artofthebuild Gunflint Designs Microwave Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqRiSHe5Mdk

It’s the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast update to the 2020 paddling season amid the COVID-19 situation. Host Joe Friedrichs shares today’s audio update on the podcast. What we know: As of April 21, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will be open for the 2020 paddling and hiking season starting Tuesday, May 5. In a press release sent to WTIP and the podcast on April 16, the US Forest Service says that in order to help lessen impacts to local communities while Minnesota’s Stay-at-Home order is in place, and to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will be closed for both day and overnight use from April 15 through May 4. Reservations made through May 4 will receive a full refund including reservations fees. The temporary closure should have a minimal impact on travel in the BWCA. Many of the lakes in the wilderness are still locked in ice, with some lakes in the Mid-Gunflint Trail area still holding more than 20 inches of ice as of April 15. A traditional start to the paddling season often coincides with the start of the fishing opener in Minnesota. This year that date lands on May 9. When the season starts on May 5, and in alignment with current federal, state and local guidance for social distancing and to ensure health safety of its employees, partners and members of the public, the Superior National Forest will temporarily change permit pick-up requirements for all BWCA quota permits. As part of this, visitors will have two options: 1) They can print their BWCA reservation confirmation email at home and use this as their permit. 2) They can pick up the permit in person at a cooperating business that remains physically open and that is under an agreement with the Forest Service. A list of these local cooperators on the Gunflint and Sawbill trails and in Ely and Grand Marais is expected soon. This will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by allowing for social distancing in the permitting process, according to the Forest Service. Campsites in the BWCA will be open for those who have overnight permits starting May 5. Day use, either canoeing or hiking, will also be allowed starting that same day. Campgrounds on Superior National Forest, including those near entry points here in Cook County, were not mentioned specifically in the press release. All campgrounds on the Superior National Forest are closed until at least May 1 out of coronavirus concerns. These include campgrounds at Baker Lake, Sawbill Lake, among others. Quetico Provincial Park is closed at this time. There is no official word on if the park will open in May at its normal time. Learn more in this interview with the Quetico park superintendent: https://www.wtip.org/wtip-talks-covid-19-impacts-2020-paddling-season-quetico-officials Furthermore, the international border separating the United States and Canada is currently closed to non-essential travel. This means canoeists aiming to enter Quetico through Cache Bay or Prairie Portage are not allowed to cross the border to enter the park until this border restriction is lifted. Quetico Park would also have to open independent of the border reopening. The travel suspension, or access closure also applies to cabin owners on the Canadian side of Saganaga Lake, a massive and popular lake at the end of the Gunflint Trail that sits partially in both the United States and Canada.

In this episode, we discuss what the last few things are that they ordered from amazon...surprisingly, it was quite fun! There was a little bit of discussion about shock collars, but most of the episode focuses on tree farms. We go into a deep dive about Mark's family tree farm from how he understands it.  NOTES: SUPPORT THE SHOW: www.patreon.com/webuiltathing OUR TOP PATREON SUPPORTERS:-Caleb Harris of YouCanMakeThisToo-J & K Kreations-Will from JK Canvas-Stephen of Wolf Woodworking Creations-Jennie and Davis-Tom de Vos from Tom's Woodwork-Graydon from Chiseled Woodworking -Tim Morrill NEW: -Casey Mullins -Jon Goldman Head over to www.patreon.com/webuiltathing and consider supporting the show. We have lots of great rewards!  We Built A Thing T-shirts! We have two designs to choose from! (You can get one of these as a reward at certain levels of support) https://amzn.to/2GP04jf  https://amzn.to/2TUrCr2 Bruce's most recent video: https://youtu.be/_BjSkQEq14o Drew's most recent video: https://youtu.be/0Guacq7JrpE Mark's most recent video: https://youtu.be/5iY7LQy_gWg NOTES: We are all makers, full-time dads and all have YouTube channels we are trying to grow and share information with others. Throughout this podcast, we plan to talk about making things, making videos to share on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, etc...and all of the life that happens in between.  CONNECT WITH US: WE BUILT A THING: www.instagram.com/webuiltathing/ FISHER'S SHOP: www.instagram.com/fishersshop/ BRUDADDY: www.instagram.com/brudaddy/ GUNFLINT DESIGNS: www.instagram.com/gunflint_designs/ Music by: Jay Fisher (Thanks, Jay!)

It’s March, the best month to get outside and on the ice in the Northwoods. We’re out ice fishing this week on Duncan Lake, and actually catch some Lake Trout. We also review some of our other favorite day tripping options for ice fishing trout in the mid-Gunflint Trail vicinity. Tumble Tourney East-Vote Tumble Tourney West-Vote Whole Bracket Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Twitter Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

The 13-mile stretch of river and lakes between Gunflint and Saganaga Lakes is known as the Granite River route and is one of the most unique in the area. Along with the Frost River route this is the only other river base canoe route on the Gunflint Trail. It’s waters flow north out of Gunflint Lake and the first part is the most intense with multiple portages around raging waterfalls and rapids. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Twitter Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

It is one of the most popular areas on the Gunflint side of the BWCA, but for good reason! Route Map Overnight BWCA Camping Permits Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Twitter Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Joe and Jaye cap off their Gunflint Trail series by checking a box off of Jaye's bucket list: a day trip to Rose Lake. They grab a canoe from Hungry Jack Outfitters and paddle and portage into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to what is arguably one of the most popular lakes in the area.  They see Rose Falls, go down the Stairway Portage, and take in the scenic views across Rose Lake into Canada.This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.

Joe and Jaye head back to their favorite place: The Gunflint Trail. In this episode they go blueberry picking and enter The Biggest Blueberry Contest and then head to Rockwood Outfitters to grab a canoe and some fishing rods and try their hand at some Gunflint Trail fishing. Do they catch any fish or do they get skunked? Listen to find out!This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.

The road trip is over, now it's time to explore! In this week's episode Joe and Jaye travel up to the end of the Gunflint Trail to learn a bit about the area's history from Bonnie at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. Along the way, they stop for a bite to eat at Trail Center and chat a bit about the 1999 Blowdown and 2007 Ham Lake Fire- two major events that forever changed the landscape of the Gunflint Trail. Listen to learn more about the area that is the gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.This podcast is sponsored by Cascade Vacation Rentals - serving Northern Minnesota from Duluth to the Canadian border with over 175 properties to choose from- including over 75 pet-friendly properties. Reconnect to what's important(TM). Book your stay today at www.cascadevacationrentals.com.

In this episode, Mark, Drew and Bruce talk about some of their shop resolutions, big projects that they want to tackle or finish, but haven't had time to, We Built A Thing tshirt ideas, old school Netflix and more! Come along as some laughs are shared and get a glimpse into what We Built A Thing really is. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Drew's roll-top bandsaw boxes: https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOg3G0gabh/ Mark's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx1JO2DPWO4&t=40s Bruce's splined decorative box video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBid3Ss2Tp4 We are all part-time makers, dads and all have YouTube channels we are trying to grow. Throughout this podcast, we plan to talk about making things, making videos to share on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, etc...and all of the life that happens in between! SUPPORT THE SHOW: www.patreon.com/webuiltathing CONNECT WITH US: YOUTUBE: FISHER'S SHOP: www.youtube.com/channel/UCKo6LouIp-TQ1PqxbWNNyAA BRUCE A. ULRICH: www.youtube.com/bruceaulrich GUNFLINT DESIGNS: www.youtube.com/channel/UCgwaPlarb9k0PS2BQphCLNQ INSTAGRAM: WE BUILT A THING: www.instagram.com/webuiltathing/ FISHER'S SHOP: www.instagram.com/fishersshop/ BRUDADDY: www.instagram.com/brudaddy/ GUNFLINT DESIGNS: www.instagram.com/gunflint_designs/   Music by: Jay Fisher

Jeg er på the Gunflint Trail i det nordligste Minnesota og det er fra ulvene denne transmission kommer. Fra de ulve, som lever her i forskellige grupper i hele området – og er med til at regulere naturen så den er i balance - Hvis du ønsker at møde energien i transmissionen, skal du blot vende din opmærksomhed indad, stilne dit sind og lade din opmærksomhed flyde, for det er gennem andre dimensioner af dit sind, du kan forbinde dig til og erkende det der formidles. P.S. Der er lidt vindstøj i starten!

Jeg er på the Gunflint Trail i det nordligste Minnesota og det er fra ulvene denne transmission kommer. Fra de ulve, som lever her i forskellige grupper i hele området – og er med til at regulere naturen så den er i balance - Hvis du ønsker at møde energien i transmissionen, skal du blot vende din opmærksomhed indad, stilne dit sind og lade din opmærksomhed flyde, for det er gennem andre dimensioner af dit sind, du kan forbinde dig til og erkende det der formidles. P.S. Der er lidt vindstøj i starten!

Minnesota native Peter Geye is the author behind three bestselling novels set around the fictional – yet authentic – North Shore town of Gunflint. The Star Tribune praised his 2010 debut, Safe from the Sea, as “a rich, satisfying novel about family members who make amends after a lifetime of estrangement.” Captivating family dynamics are […]

Minnesota native Peter Geye is the author behind three bestselling novels set around the fictional – yet authentic – North Shore town of Gunflint. The Star Tribune praised his 2010 debut, Safe from the Sea, as “a rich, satisfying novel about family members who make amends after a lifetime of estrangement.” Captivating family dynamics are a through line in Geye’s […]

Minnesota native Peter Geye is the author behind three bestselling novels set around the fictional – yet authentic – North Shore town of Gunflint. The Star Tribune praised his 2010 […]

  Bob McCloughan from Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail recounts the story of a moose rescued from Hungry Jack Lake. It had fallen through the ice and three men wrestled it out of the water and back to safety.  Brad Dokken explains what's happening to the Grand Forks County Wildlife Federation Club and we […]

After a couple days of windy rainy weather we wake up to high overcast skies.  We are thrilled to be paddling without the sound of rain drops falling on our rain gear.  We paddle through North Fowl, Gunflint, the Granite River, and into Gneiss Lake.  Along the way we encounter a beaver preparing for winter and a multitude of other wildlife.  It was a great day to be out on the water.

After a couple days of windy rainy weather we wake up to high overcast skies.  We are thrilled to be paddling without the sound of rain drops falling on our rain gear.  We paddle through North Fowl, Gunflint, the Granite River, and into Gneiss Lake.  Along the way we encounter a beaver preparing for winter and a multitude of other wildlife.  It was a great day to be out on the water.