History of Nor'wester Lodge- June 27, 2005 Carl & Alis Brandt came to the Gunflint Trail in 1931 to start a sawmill. They soon realized that visitors to the area needed a place to stay. So Carl began building cabins while Alis cleaned cabins, washed laundry, and cooked meals for the many fisherman. They named their resort "Balsam Grove," a name which would stay with the resort through the next 35 years or so. Built with native spruce and pine logs the lodge still stands today (an addition was later.http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/history-of-norwester-lodge.html History of Old Northwoods Lodge- June 27, 2005 Old Northwoods Lodge sits on the site of the original Northwoods Lodge, one of the founding resorts on the Gunflnt Trail. In the early 1930s, Dr. Rempel, a Russian CCC Camp Director, owned and operated the Northwoods Lodge, a premier hunting and fishing destination for visitors from the Twin Cities, Milwaukee, and Chicago. For complete history go to Old Northwoods Lodgehttp://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/history-of-old-northwoods-lodge.html Hungry Jack Lake History by Maryanne Norton, 1998- June 24, 2005 A well-known story is that of the naming of Hungry Jack Lake. By the fall and early winter of 187374, federal surveyors were working in the area. They camped on the shore of an unnamed lake. When food ran very low, two of the surveyors snowshoed into Grand Marais while guide Andrew Jackson (Jack) Scott remained. Two weeks later as they approached the camp, one surveyor called out, "Are you hungry, Jack" The lake immediately was named Hungry Jack Lake, inspired by Jack Scotts two weeks of hunger.http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/hungry-jack-lake-history-by-maryanne.html Boundary Waters Chronology- Beginning 4.6 Billion Years Ago- June 24, 2005 The Boundary Waters Chronology by Stephen Wilbers begins at the formation of the CanadianShield and take you through pre-contact, post contact periods and on through the many political fights over the formation of the BWCA. Great overview reference! To view go to Boundary Waters Chronology.http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/boundary-waters-chronology-beginning.html The Finn Lake Logging Road-1956- June 24, 2005 Ted Young, Gunflint Trail- Fifty years ago next year, as a teenager and fishing guide working out of Rockwood Lodge, I headed out with a party of fisherman to Caribou Lake. Upon crossing the portage from Poplar to Lizz Lake I was shocked to find that a road had been built through the portage. For the full story go to Finn Lake Road.http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/finn-lake-logging-road-1956.html History of the Gunflint Trail's Banadad Ski Trail- June 24, 2005 What is know today as the BWCAW'S longest groomed ski trail - the Banadad -- was developed many years ago from a network of old logging roads.In 1953, The Finn Lake Timber Sale modeled after the earlier adjoining and to the south Davis Lake Timber Sale was begun. The Finn Lake Road was construct to access the sale. This road was to become the eastern end of the Banadad. The road began at the General Logging Company's abandoned railroad grade just east of Poplar Lake (now the Lima Grade) and...http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/history-of-gunflint-trails-banadad-ski.html Received Question About Early Native Americans in The Area- June 23, 2005 Received the following from a reader and former resident, "have always wondered who lived in the County (shore and inland) and Trail previous to the Ojibway coming into the area. The general history books say the Dakota or Lakota but when they get into details they talk about northcentral Mn. Then I have heard the Assiniboine (Nakota), but again the details place them more towards Lake of the Woods. Then I have heard the Cree, but then the details I have seen seem to place them to the North. So.http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/received-question-about-early-native.html Company History- Trail Center- June 20, 2005 History of Sam Seppala's saw mill operated on the Trail Center's site in the late 1930's and 40's as told by Glady's Seppala Truri. Great photos! One photo shows the orginal store.http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/company-history-trail-center.html Company History- Boundary Country Trekking- June 20, 2005 Company HistoryShortly after moving from Chicago to their family owned property, Young's Island, on the Gunflint Trail in 1974, Barbara and Ted Young started several business ventures. These ventures were to grow into Boundary Country Trekking Ltd. (BCT). Their first venture, Mid Trail Services, provided maintenance and construction services to Gunflint Trail summer cabin owners. Ted's canoe guiding services, which he began many years before as a teenager, also continued during this time. For...http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/06/company-history-boundary-country.html |