Local lore suggests the Ojibwe had developed a footpath — the forerunner of the trail — beginning at Biiwaanag Zaaga’igan (Gunflint Lake) and extending at least to Gichi Biitoobig (Grand ...

told Griffith the winds moved 4 to 8 feet of water from the west end of Gunflint Lake to the east. It was Independence Day weekend, so lots of people were there. And Griffith tells many of their ...