October 2002

In 2002 my Brother was living with me in Minneapolis and thought that since he had never been to Grand Marais or the Gunflint Trail, this would be the time for him to go. I am so glad he did come along as he soon joined the Navy the following year and has been very busy since with work and family in Florida.

We drove up and stayed at our favorite cabin at Bearskin. Dave and Jon drove up from the cities as well so this year was just the guys.

My brother Travis liked to fish and spent time out fishing from the dock. He caught a walleye and a northern pike if I remember right. We stayed up late that night drinking some beer and hanging out by the fire. Travis was still fishing pretty late and would come in every now and then to warm up and back fishing he went. Later on he rushes back to the cabin to tell us "something weird is going on in the sky" So we go out and take a look and sure enough it was the Northern Lights. I had never seen them in person before but have always wanted to. It was very cool to see so we all bundled up and sat out on the dock just watching the sky dance around. They did not have the green or pink colors as it was more of a white color just dancing all over the place. We would stay out there as long as we could, then go warm up by the fire and then go back out. I could have stayed out there all night but finally went to bed after 2 or 3 in the morning.

We did some do a little sightseeing too as we drove north of Grand Marais to Judge C.R. Magney State Park to see the Devil's Kettle Falls. We also stopped at Naniboujou Lodge for some hot drinks that was nearby. That would be a great place for Dinner.

On the way back we made a stop at the overlook of Hungry Jack Lake that was close to Bearskin. That was impressive.

Me and my brother

That was pretty much it for that year as it was great to be back at Bearskin.