Friday, March 27, 2009

Gunflint Green-Up Specials

Join other friends of the Gunflint at the Gunflint Trail Tree Planting weekends. At Poplar Creek Guesthouse and cabins two weekends have been dedicated to helping reforest the area from the affects of the 2007 Ham Lake Fire and the ongoing reforestation of the Poplar Creek/Little Ollie Lake area damaged by the 1999 BWCA Blowdown and subsequent salvage logging operations.

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May 1-4, 2009

We provided lodging with Barbara’s famous breakfast and you can join in the many exciting scheduled events

A Green Living Fair is planned on Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm followed with a talk by Howard Sivertson and picnic dinner in the big top tent at Gunflint Lodge.
Saturday is tree planting and release of the overgrowth around the trees planted in 2008. Saturday evening join the community for a celebratory dinner and dance. Sunday you can take in the Ham Lake Run Half Marathon.

* Your choice- Two (2) nights $89/ person or Three (3) nights $133/person plus taxes, double occupancy, at B&B/4 person minimum at cabins

There also is a $40/person participation fee charged by the Gunflint Greenup Committee to cover the cost of: Friday’s picnic dinner, a box lunch on Saturday and Saturday evening's dinner and dance.

Little Ollie Lake Blowdown Tree Planting

May 8-10, 2009

We provide planting instructions, planting equipment and tree seedlings, two nights lodging with Barbara’s famous breakfast each morning. One-day planting trees with trail lunch. Picnic-barbecue dinner at B&B on Saturday night. Also included during your stay is a discussion on the Area’s Fire History and Reforestation

* Two (2) nights (May 8-10) $89/person plus taxes- double occupancy at B&B/4 person minimum at cabins.

For more information or to make reservations contact Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B

800-322-8327

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Gunflint Green Up Happening May 1-2, 2009

People, Trees, and Community -- Coming Together for a Better Future

Grand Marais, MN ­ The second annual Gunflint Green Up takes place May 1-2 at various locations along the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway in northeastern Minnesota. All planting and release sites are located within the Superior National Forest, in the area affected by the Ham Lake Fire of May 2007.

Gunflint Green Up begins with a Green Living Fair on the afternoon of Friday, May 1, at Gunflint Lodge’s conference center. The Green Living Fair is inspired by the idea that green living and planting trees go hand-in-hand, and that good stewards of the forest must be good stewards of the environment. The Green Living Fair offers a collection of local experts to assist the community and its visitors in that direction. Stewardship begins at home, whether home is the Gunflint Trail or hundreds of miles away.

Following the Green Living Fair, there will be a picnic in the big top at Gunflint Lodge, music by the Sivertones, and a presentation by local artist Howard Sivertson.

Saturday is tree planting and release of the overgrowth around the trees planted in 2008, trail lunch, dinner in the big top with music by Gerald Thilmany, celebration of the 100th anniversary of Superior National Forest, and dance with Trail’s End Band.

All participants must register to take part in the program. This year the registration options include ala carte meals, and an option to “plant only.” Participants can register for the Gunflint Green Up online at www.gunflintgreenup.com. The registration fee for all meals and programs is $40 per individual or $100 per family (1-­ 2 adults and their children 16 years of age and younger) and includes Friday’s Green Living Fair, dinner, evening presentation, Saturday tree planting, box lunch, dinner, dance, and t-shirt. Please visit the website for ala carte options.

All planting and release sites are within Superior National Forest and the area affected by the Ham Lake Fire of May 2007. Planting locations include the vicinities of Trail's End Campground, Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, Kekekabic and Magnetic Rock Trails, Round Lake public landings, and the Iron Lake Campground. All are public lands; participants may visit the trees in future years.

“Green Up participants found the event to be a time they could give back to the Gunflint Trail, a special place that has given them so much through the years,” said Nancy Seaton, chair of the Gunflint Green Up Committee. “Planting a tree can be a powerful experience when you think of all the animals and people who will find a home in its branches or beauty in its shadows. Last summer people stopped me on the streets of Grand Marais to say they were going up the Trail to visit ‘their’ trees. Green Up really gave the planters a sense of ownership, a sense of being a part of the community. Green Up is as much about creating a greater community as it is about planting the trees for future generations.”

Sunday is the Ham Run Half Marathon (separate registration required). Information on the marathon can be found at www.hamrunhalfmarathon.com.

The 2008 Gunflint Green Up was awarded the Explore Minnesota Tourism “Sustainable Tourism Award” and the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region Honor Award “Connecting Citizens to the Land.”

Registration: www.GunflintGreenUp.com . Questions: email hjo@boreal.org.

Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B and Cabin is offering a Green-up Special for more information click on- Green-up Special.

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