For a look at a few of my favorite resorts, read on. The Gunflint Trail intersects the Boundary Water Canoe Area as it stretches from Grand Marais to the Canadian border. Actually a road, seven lodges located along the Gunflint have banded together to create a Nordic network of trails through this vast wilderness, which is home to moose, black bear, deer and wolves. There are close to 125 miles of tracked and groomed trails between the seven lodges. The centerpiece is the 17-mile Banadad Trail, which winds through the pristine Boundary Water area connecting the upper and middle Gunflint lodges.
Craggy cliffs punctuate the terrain.
On a clear day, from a high overlook, the view seems to stretch to Hudson Bay. Located along the upper and middle Gunflint Trail are Bearskin, Golden Eagle, Gunflint Lodge, Borderland Lodge, Gunflint Pines Resort, Heston's Lodge and Young's Lodge and Yurts . It was sad to learn that Chuck Peterson, the driving force behind Stokely Creek , passed away in late September. Chuck was recognized in June for his efforts to integrate cross-country skiing and environmental research projects on his Algoma Highlands property when he won the Forest Stewardship Award. Both an avid cross-country skier and an environmentalist, Chuck was a visionary who was into environmentalism before it became a buzzword.