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  • Home
  • Lodging
    • The Lodge
    • Cabins
    • Lodge Bed and Breakfast
    • Bunkhouses
    • Cabin Floor Plans
    • No Nightly Minimum Rentals
    • Resort Map
  • BWCA Outfitting
    • Gear Rental
    • Outfitting Packages
      • Canoe/Food Package
      • Canoe/Gear Package
      • Complete Package
      • Outfitting Overview
    • Permit Information
    • Request Info
    • Services/Bunkhouses
    • Shuttle Transport & Tow
    • Trip Planning
      • Choose a Month
      • Choose a Route
      • Gear Needs
      • Get a Permit
      • Packing List
      • Planning Guide
      • Reservations
    • 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
    • Fishing
    • Gunflint Trail
    • Hiking Trails
    • Museums
    • Nature Watching
    • Fall/Winter
      • Fall Foliage
      • Winter Activities
      • Winter Cabin Rentals
  • BWCA in a Day
  • Watercraft Rental
  • Food & Retail
    • Bakery
    • Breakfast & Bakery Order Form
    • Store
  • Clearwater Journal
  • Extras
    • About Us
    • Lodge History
    • JOIN OUR 2022 SUMMER STAFF!
    • Photo Gallery
    • Newsletters
    • Clearwater Values
    • FAQ
    • Helpful Resources
    • In The Media
  • Contact Us

Nature Watching

For more than 100 years, the Gunflint Trail region has been a favorite place to unwind, explore, and just soak up the unparalleled natural beauty of the region. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area contains 1,090,000 acres in the Superior National Forest in NE Minnesota, extending almost 200 miles along the border of the U.S. and Canada. It has been largely protected from an influx of too much industry and machines, in part by the BWCA Wilderness Act created in 1978.

Carved out by glaciers, the region has ample lakes and streams, beaches, rock formations, Boreal forests, and diverse fishing and wildlife. Whether you visit to hike, canoe or just relax, nature watching is part of any Clearwater experience. This page offers a bit more detail about the natural environment and wildlife of the region that you can enjoy, as well as additional resources for exploring further.

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Moose and other big animals

moose at lakeThe North American moose is a common sight at Clearwater Historic Lodge and throughout the BWCA. They can weigh more than 1,100 pounds and are found wading through wetlands where they forage for their favorite greens.  Other animals common to the region include the timber wolf, coyote, otters and beavers, fox, eagles, and black bear.clearwatereagle clearwaterblackbear

Starry Night

Stargazing

Truly dark skies are becoming very rare, but thanks to an absence of street lights, towers, and other light sources on the Gunflint Trail, our skies offer spectacular opportunities to witness the expansive, starry universe even without magnification. Our northern latitude means we are also privileged to witness periodic ethereal aurora borealis displays, as well.
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Video “A Changing Forest along the Gunflint Trail”

Our Boreal forests are shaped regularly by wind and fire. Photographer Layne Kennedy talks about how he’s witnessed these forces enhance our ability to experience the region over the last twenty years.

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