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 ...

TOFTE, Minn. — A handful of wildfires continue burning in northeastern Minnesota Wednesday, forcing additional closures in popular recreation areas. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced that the ...

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - After a week of frigid temperatures, a slight warmup looks like it may happen in time for the Gunflint Mail Run sled dog race this weekend."It's definitely nicer for spectators ...

ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL, Minn.—The Ham Lake fire may have blackened 36,000 acres along the Gunflint Trail. But it couldn’t get the walleyes. Thanks to the efforts of firefighters, Mike Berg’s Seagull ...

The Gunflint Trail is a nationally designated scenic byway, also known as Cook County Road Twelve. It starts in Grand Marais and runs fifty-seven miles northwest to Trail’s End Campground near ...

According to the Superior National Forest, Gunflint Trail businesses north of Grand Marais, MN remain open during the suppression of the Spice Lake Fire. The Spice Lake Fire is a wildfire that was ...

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 ...

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – David Williams took his loss quietly. Among the 40 buildings destroyed by the growing Ham Lake fire was his remote canoe outpost in the northern Minnesota woods. It’s not the ...

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 ...