Trail Time - events and phenology on the Gunflint Trail

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"Trail Time" by Marcia Roepke highlights events and phenology on the Gunflint Trail.

"Trail Time" by Marcia Roepke highlights events and phenology on the Gunflint Trail.


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This summer the moose are abundant on the Gunflint Trail. A mild winter and plenty of rain have resulted in lush habitat for our favorite ungulate....

  • Added: Jul 21, 2024
  • Length: 04:05
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Last week the Gunflint Trail was hit by straight line winds or a small tornado — I’ll let the experts debate about that. What there’s no debate abo...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2024
  • Length: 08:39
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Summertime on the Gunflint Trail is lush and green and beautiful and buggy. The water level of the lakes is high and we’ve received quite a bit of ...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2024
  • Length: 07:01
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It is getting near the time when it will be ice out on all the lakes of the Gunflint Trail. Some lakes are already wide open — the deeper ones are ...

  • Added: May 11, 2024
  • Length: 05:00
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The sun is shining and the snow is melting fast here on the Gunflint Trail. It was raining earlier today — a good rain, and more is pouring down ri...

  • Added: May 11, 2024
  • Length: 05:14
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We’re nearing the end of March and up here on the Gunflint Trail, I’m looking out my window at more than 15” of snow and it’s still coming down.

  • Added: May 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:10
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The first hints of spring are unfolding on the Gunflint Trail.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 05:40
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"Trail Time" by Marcia Roepke highlights events and phenology on the Gunflint Trail.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 06:17
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This has been such a weird winter season on the Gunflint Trail. We’ve had very little snow — our road has been plowed only twice all season.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 06:46
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January is a bit quieter than normal on the Trail.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 06:14
Caption: Wild Strawberries, Credit: Teresa Marrone
Ahhhh…. Rain on a roof, rain dripping from the trees and rain soaking the earth and making the rivers rush… isn’t that a wonderful sound?

  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 04:43
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"Trail Time" by Marcia Roepke highlights events and phenology on the Gunflint Trail

  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 05:17
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I believe the snow is here to stay for a while on the Gunflint Trail. It’s not very much snow but it both covered the ground and relieved the suspe...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Ooh la la and la di dah! The unusual sunny and warm weather on the Gunflint Trail this November just makes us giddy.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2023
  • Length: 04:59
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Snow came last week to the Gunflint Trail. It fell off and on for a few days, sometimes mixed with rain and sleet.

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Winter cometh. We don’t know when, but we know it’s approaching.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2023
  • Length: 04:45
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What a beautiful time to be on the Gunflint Trail! The woods are rich with summer’s growth letting loose and letting go — yellow leaves from birch ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 05:38
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It’s mushroom-hunting season on the Gunflint Trail once more.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 06:34
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It’s a damp quiet day on the Gunflint Trail. We’re approaching the end of busy summer and the beginning of the quiet of autumn.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 04:27
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Every visitor to the Gunflint Trail wants to see a moose. They are magnificent animals and beautiful in their ungainly way.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 05:20