History of Gunflint Lodge- July 22, 2005 Mrs. Doris (Dora) Blankenburg and her son, Russell started Gunflint Lodge in 1925. The Blankenburgs were originally from Chicago and owned a resort called Light House Lodge in northern Wisconsin. One summer some of the guests commented that the next summer they would be going up to a new area just opening up in northern Minnesota. The name of the area was the Gunflint Trail.Russell decided to come to the Gunflint Trail area and look around. As a result of this trip, he urged his mother to buy a.http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/07/history-of-gunflint-lodge.html History of Hungry Jack Lodge- July 10, 2005 Unusual and unforgettable is the history of Hungry Jack Lodge to those who have had a part in building it and to those who have visited it.Hungry Jack Lake received its name in 1884 when U.S. Government surveyors were plotting the land and charting and naming the lakes. The surveyors had hiredAndrew Jackson Scott Sr. (Jack Scott) (1843-1930) a noted guide, hunter and trapper, to guide them through the country that he knew so well. It was late fall when they reached the shores of what is now...http://gunflinthistory.blogspot.com/2005/07/history-of-hungry-jack-lodge.html |