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  • BWCA Outfitting
    • Full & Partial Outfitting Packages
    • Canoe, Kayak, Boat & Gear Rentals
    • Shuttles
    • Clearwater Bunkhouses
    • Canoe & Kayak Day Trips
    • BWCA Canoe Routes
      • Clearwater Main
      • Cross Bay-Poplar
      • East Bearskin Lake
      • Frost River
      • Knife Lake
      • Little Saganaga
      • Poplar-Ram
      • West Bearskin Border
    • BWCA Campsites
      • Alder Lake
      • Mountain Lake
      • Pine Lake
      • Rose Lake
      • Saganaga Lake
      • South Lake
      • West Pike & Gogebic
      • Winchell Lake
      • Banadad Lake
      • Caribou Lake(East)
      • Caribou Lake(West)
      • Clearwater Lake
      • Crystal and Pierz
      • Daniels Lake
      • Duncan Lake
      • Deer and Moon
      • East Pike Lake
      • Horseshoe Lake
      • John Lake
      • Little Trout and Ram Lakes
      • Misquah and Vista Lakes
      • Moose Lake
  • Activities
    • Canoe & Kayak Day Trips
    • Hiking Trails
    • Nature Watching
    • Fishing
    • Gunflint Trail
    • Museums
    • Fall & Winter
      • Fall at Clearwater
      • Winter Activities
  • Food & Retail
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Gunflint Trail

A Taste of Gunflint Trail History – Part 2

Aug 28, 2015

In 1915, Charlie & Petra Boostrom founded Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters. This year we celebrate our centennial — 100 years of helping guests explore the beauty and tranquility of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. We’ve been sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and the Gunflint Trail. The following blog is Part...

A Taste of Gunflint Trail History – Part 1

Aug 24, 2015

Image by Gunflint Trail Historical Society In 1915, Charlie & Petra Boostrom founded Clearwater Historic Lodge & Canoe Outfitters. This year we celebrate our centennial — 100 years of helping guests explore the beauty and tranquility of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. We’ve been sharing stories about the Boostrom’s and the early days of Clearwater Historic Lodge and the Gunflint...

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