Many of the troubling issues affecting the Gunflint Trail area have shown signs of improvement this past week. As I mentioned earlier the spruce trees along the Trail and in open areas took a hit from the early warm up followed by freezing weather. Many of the trees that looked dead now have about three inches of new growth at the tips of their branches.
The heavy rains that caused the cancellation of the Campfire ban late last month raised the Poplar Lake water levels to well above normal. Since May 26th the water level on Poplar Lake has dropped 8.4 inches. A few of the private docks on Poplar Lake washed out but our docks all survived! In another couple of days we should return to having a nice beach area to launch canoes.
Finally, after no reports of moose calf sighting we had sightings reported by groups in four different areas south of our Lodge. We were getting a little worried about the lack of young moose but the latest reports from visitors to the Boundary Waters have been encouraging.
An recent guest was enjoying the lake view from the front porch of Cabin 5 when Sharon who was staying in cabin #4 took this picture. Guests willing to participate in our early morning Bear Patrol have been rewarded with encounters of the fleeting kind. Meanwhile, Andrey one of our summer employees now knows all of the hiding places that this bear likes to use to hide stolen garbage cans. 
