Seth Rush

Review of Gunflint Lodge

The Gunflint Trail is one of the longest "dead end...

The Gunflint Trail is one of the longest "dead end" roads I've ever been down. Deep in the fire scarred northwoods, far from stressful bustle of the cities, near the end of the Trail, is the Lodge. The cabin I had the pleasure to stay in, one of the 'Romantic' ones, was designed so nice and comfy that I'm definitely pondering to copy the design and build one of my own in the future. The food at the main lodge (dinner and breakfast we had) was excellent. Gunflint Lake is but a few steps outside the cabin and quite pretty, even during the winter. With the lake frozen over, and the northern border at the halfway point in the lake, there was some fear of feral Canadiens wandering south from their frigid unihabitable wasteland, but thankfully the Lodge provided ample bags of critter feed to keep the Guardian Red Squirrels at their posts around the cabins, protecting the border from any incursions. There were also offerings at the Lodge to join in on other daily patrols via Dogsled during the winter and by horse during the summer as another line of defense against Moose Riding Canadiens. Overall, I'd give the Gunflint Lodge the highest marks. I had an extremely safe, relaxing, and enjoyable stay, and plan on staying again sometime in the future.