Poplar Creek Guesthouse and Canoe Outfitting

The Eight Annual meeting of the Banadad Trail Association (BTA) will be Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Schaap Community Center on the Gunflint Trail. (Next to the Fire Department, close to the Lima Grade intersection). The meeting will be at 5:30 and will be followed with a Potluck Dinner; all are welcome. Also on …

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Join us at the third annual Boundary Waters Expo, to be held June 17-18th, 2017 at the Seagull Lake public landing on the Gunflint Trail. This is a family-friendly, hands-on event with fun for everyone. Come enjoy the place that National Geographic has named one of the world’s “50 Places of a Lifetime.” Your Boundary …

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Lakes are beginning to open in the mid Gunflint area - Most of the smaller lakes are open. Little Ollie Lake next to Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B is open with just a bit of floating ice in the east end remaining. Poplar Creek with the spring thaw is flowing nicely. Still snow on the Banadad …

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Bed, Breakfast and Canoe to Rose Falls Stay overnight in Dorothy's room at the Guesthouse and after breakfast the next day, canoe with an experienced guide to one of the Boundary Water's most spectacular areas- the Stairway Portage and waterfalls of Rose Lake. Return to the Guesthouse that afternoon for another night. Package includes two …

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Stuffed French Toast Serve with real maple syrup. Very filling. Depending on dietary restrictions of guests, low fat cream cheese and low fat ricotta cheese can be substituted. Ingredients: Loaf French Bread, about 5 inches across. Partially frozen. 8 oz cream cheese 8 oz ricotta cheese 1/3 cup chopped pecans 1/3 cup apricot preserves 1/4 …

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Over the last three weeks we have lost over a foot of our snow. No surprise, during much of this period, the temperature has been well above freezing. While we have had rain; there has not been much snow- only about two inches.  But our ski trail continue to holdout! There still is 13 inches …

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