Lakefront MN Family Vacations

Groomers are out!!!! Come up and play in our Winter Wonderland!!!!!!

2012-01-31T12:37:00.000-06:00

Conditions are the best they have been all year. We received about 2” of new snow yesterday morning and we had another dusting this morning. The groomers have been out. The Gunflint, Expressway, Clearwater Spur, and Hungry Jack Spur have been groomed within the last day. I have a few sledders in right now that said the trails overall are in pretty decent shape. Current snow levels are around 18”+ in the mid trail area. I have attached a pic of the groomer as it was going by the lodge about 11am this morning. Temps are mild right around 30 degrees here right now it looks like it will be around 30 for a high for the next couple of days, lows will be around 20 or the upper teens. Great weather for riding.

We still have cabin avaiability throughout the winter. Our Restaurant and Bar is open Daily. Remember we have a 24 hour gas pump which takes cash or credit. We only offer 91 Non-Oxygenated Fuel.

We have the snow!!!!!!!!

2012-01-27T12:05:00.000-06:00

Lately we have had a lot of snowmobilers and fisherman come in and saying that they are pleasantly surprized at the amount of snow that we do have. I guess some people just look outside their door and assume that if they still don't have snow there must not be enough anywhere, well I would like to put a halt to these preconceived notions. We do have snow, admittedly it is not near our average, but we have enough to go out and have fun. Over the last week we recieved about 6-7" of snow, with chances of snow every day this coming week. The trails have been groomed and overall are in good shape. We have had about a dozen sledders through so far today. Reports are positive. Come on up and see us. Have a great day!

Winter is winning!

2012-01-18T16:35:00.000-06:00

Winter is finally winning the battle for the northland this year. All over the state people have been seeing warm temperatures and minimal snowfall, lucky for us other than a couple unseasonably warm days we have stayed at or below freezing (expecting some below zero highs in the near future), In other words; what has come down has stuck around. We have over a foot of snow on the ground, the snowmobile trails have been packed, groomers are out, and snow is falling as I type. The over-all report from the sledders has been that some trails can be a little rough at times, but are definately ridable. Reports from the sledders in today are that the trails were looking great behind the groomers.

Fisherman may know that Fishing season for trout outside the boundary waters just opened up just last Saturday, and we had a good showing for that. Although Hungry Jack doesn't have any trout, all of the lakes that are easily accessable from Hungry Jack were having good fishing.

Winter in the north woods can supprise you at any time, but there is always some way to make the best of it. We've been waiting for a while for it to really 'feel' like winter, and now that it does we are getting amped to get out and play. Check back soon to see our new website platform at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/

Beautiful in July

2011-07-13T12:49:00.000-05:00

Beautiful day in July! Went for a paddle this late morning, 65 degrees and Sunny, doesn't get any better than this. Up ahead, Mount Anna! We recently bought three kayaks for the lodge, great for a morning sunrise paddle or a sunset paddle in the bay.

One of our many special guests here at Hungry Jack Lodge. The Hansen Family off to Rose Falls for the day. Rose Falls is located in the BWCAW, a beautiful attraction not far from the lodge. Just a 2 hour paddle in, picnic lunch for three, a hike to some great over looks of Canada and later a cool down in the warm water falls. 2 hour paddle back to the lodge, just in time for cocktail hour.

View of the Deck Patio side of lodge from the water. Our newly constructed lodge is coming together just perfect! We added deck seating with umbrellas, so you may enjoy a sunrise breakfast, or an afternoon appetizer in the shade. There is also lounge seating on the patio for afternoon cocktails or late night star gazing. You may also see a new paddle boat on the beach, free to use for Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground guests.

Some more special guests of Hungry Jack Lodge. The O' Donnell couple fishing and relaxing off our main dock. The O'Donnell's love it here so much, they are staying two weeks! "There will be a lot of this going on over the next week", they said. Fishing has been great now that the May Fly hatch is over. Guests are limiting out over on Leo Lake for Rainbow Trout. "We are catching really nice Small Mouth Bass any time of the day", says Ben Nelson (another guest), and good eating Walleyes have been caught in the moon light. Fishing pictures to come in future blog.

GOOD LUCK OMEN

2011-06-03T13:31:00.001-05:00

Here are a couple of photos of the fantastic rainbow that we had right over the top of Hungry Jack Lake on 5/31.

Rainbow over Hungry Jack Lake 5/31/11

Is this a sign that Gunflint Trail fishermen will have good luck fishing at our northern Minnesota fishing resort on Hungry Jack Lake this year? Or perhaps, it’s an indication of a summer with great weather for people at our Minnesota family resort and campground?

DOUBLE Rainbow over Hungry Jack Lake 5/31/11

We’re not really too superstitious but we certainly think it can only mean good luck and not bad luck.

2011 DINING ROOM & LOGGERS LOUNGE MENUS
The Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground 2011 Dinner Menu is now online and can be viewed on “Lodge” and “Dining & Banquets” pages of our website. As most of you already know, the Dining Room is open to both guests and non-guests of Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground. Dinner is served at 6:00 PM and reservations are required 1/2 day in advance for all dinners in our dining room during the summer.

In addition to our tantalizing dining room dinners we are now serving food in the Loggers Lounge located on the lower level of our Lodge. Food from our 2011 Loggers Lounge Menu is available in the Loggers Lounge from 12 Noon until 9:00 PM. The Loggers Lounge Menu can be accessed from both the “Lodge” and “Dining & Banquets” pages of the Hungry Jack Lodge website. Wraps, salads, burgers (MN Angus 1/2 lb.), pizza and appetizers are all on the menu in our Loggers Lounge.

MORE INFO ABOUT HUNGRY JACK LODGE
For more information about dining on the Gunflint Trail at Hungry Jack Lodge family resort please visit the Hungry Jack Lodge website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ To make dinner reservations for dinner in our gorgeous lakeview dining room over looking Hungry Jack Lake please phone us at: 1-800-338-1566.

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MN FISHING “OPENER”

2011-05-12T12:31:00.000-05:00

ICE OFF OF HUNGRY JACK LAKE
FISHING SEASON “OPENER” IS THIS SATURDAY.

The fishing season for Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Lake Trout (summer season) and most other species will open on May 14th and hopefully be productive for northern Minnesota fishermen.

Generally speaking over the past few years the opening week of fishing season has been cold and somewhat rainy. However this year it looks like the first week of fishing season could be near perfect, if the weather forecasts are correct.

The weather forecast for 5/14 to 5/21 shows temperatures in the low to upper 60’s and mostly sunny to partly cloudy days. There is no rain in the forecast except for the opening day of fishing season itself. Let’s hope the forecasters are right and that everyone has great time fishing.

OUR MN FAMILY FISHING RESORT IS READY

We have been working feverishly at our MN family fishing resort getting our fishing docks in, getting boats ready and cleaning cabins in anticipation of the fishing opener. Most, but perhaps not all of the lakeside fishing cabins at our Gunflint Trail, northern Minnesota fishing resort will be open and available for rent on the opening day of Minnesota fishing season.

More often than not, most people who come to the Gunflint Trail and northern MN to fish during the first week or two of fishing season make their reservation only a few days in advance due to uncertain weather and ice conditions. Because the ice is already gone on Hungry Jack Lake and weather is predicted to be mild we do anticipate that our lakefront fishing cabins will be rented quickly at the last minute.

If you have always wanted to come to the Hungry Jack Lodge for the “opener” but have never made it due to bad weather we cannot suggest a better year than this year to rent a fishing cabin at our family fishing resort and experience the opening of MN fishing season. We suggest that you make your rental fishing cabin reservation as soon as possible.

MN FISHING CABIN RENTALS, BOAT RENTALS
GUNFLINT TRAIL FISHING GUIDE SERVICE

Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground, just off the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota is a “full service” fishing resort which offers not only fishing cabin rentals but also boat rentals, a full service bar and some of the best meals that you will ever have.

Family fishing cabin rental reservations can be made online at the Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground website. http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ Because Hungry Jack Lodge is a “full service” MN fishing resort we also offer boat & motor rentals and Fishing Guide Services for the Gunflint Trail area.

We urge you to visit the Hungry Jack Lodge website to see all that Hungry Jack Lodge has to offer at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN lakefront family resort. If you have questions please feel free to contact us by email at info@hungryjacklodge.com or phone us at (800) 338-1566.

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GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILING REPORT

2011-03-10T14:19:00.000-06:00

SNOW REPORT FOR THE GUNFLINT TRAIL
We have received a few inches of fresh snow in the past few days. Yesterday and today look like absolutely beautiful days. We probably got 5+ inches of snow here along the mid trail area. Closer to Grand Marais I heard that the amount owas 8”+ in some areas.

The groomers have been out grooming the trails back into shape after the weekend. The new snow has been a big help as far as getting the trails in better shape. I know the trails were pretty beat-up last weekend. We hope to get the trails back in to shape for another couple of weekends if the weather holds. The tempratures are absolutely beautiful for riding.

We still have some winter cabin rentals available at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN winter resort. Why not come up and take advantage of the last few weeks of snowmobiling in MN. Also keep in mind that we offer snowmobile rentals for the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail areas of northern Minnesota for those friends of your's that may not have their own snowmobile.

CLOSED FROM 3/28 UNTIL 5/11
Hungry Jack Lodge will be closing on March 28th and will remain closed until May 11th, the weekend before the opening of the fishing season on May 14th. Even though we will be closed for a few weeks you can still make cabin rental reservations online from our Gunflint Trail resort website. We suggest that you make your cabin and log cabin rental reservations at our Gunflint Trail MN fishing resort early for the opening day of fishing season. The first couple of weeks after fishing season opens is usually booked pretty heavily.

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SNOWMOBILE DRAG RACING

2011-02-11T14:32:00.003-06:00

GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE DRAGS
Hungry Jack Lodge is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the Cook County Ridge Riders, snowmobile club drag races on February 19, 2011. Sign up for those who will be racing begins at 11 AM and the drag racing is scheduled to begin at noon.

Classifications for the snowmobile drags include: stock classes for 600 cc, 700 cc and 800 cc sleds and an open class for modified snowmobiles.

Even though the video shown below is not from the Gunflint Trail area we have put it in our blog just so that people can get an idea of snowmobile drag racing is all about.

Make the drags a full day event at Hungry Jack Lodge. Come early and have a burger, pizza or wrap from the Hungry Jack Lodge winter menu. You can eat in either our upstairs lake view dining room or in our lower level Loggers Lounge. Enjoy your favorite beverage in the Logger Lounge. Watch the drags and then stick around for the evening entertainment in the Loggers Lounge at Hungry Jack Lodge.

The Eddie Mac band will be playing in the Loggers Lounge starting at 9 PM. Come early. The Eddie Mac band is one of the favorite bands in the Grand Maris and Gunflint Trail areas of Minnesota. Even if you don't make it to the drag races be sure to stop at Hungry Jack Lodge in the evening on February 19th to hear this great band.

SNOWMOBILE TRAIL CONDITIONS

The snowmobile trail conditions in the Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais, MN area are in excellent condition at present. There is 30+” of snow on the ground throughout the region and all trails are being groomed on a regular basis. We have been very cold the last week but the thermometer is supposed to rise.

MINNESOTA WINTER CABINS FOR RENT
All of our winter cabins and log cabin rentals are booked for the weekend of the snowmobile drags but why not plan a few days or a week at our MN winter activities resort for some other time this winter? Visit the winter log cabin rental page of the Hungry Jack Lodge website for more cabin and log cabin rental information and rates. Online reservation for our winter cabin and log cabine rentals can be made directly from our website at www.hungryjacklodge/.

GRAND MARAIS & GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE RENTALS
Keep in mind that we also have snowmobiles for rent for use in the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail areas. All of our rental snowmobiles are either 2009 or 2010 550 cc Polaris models.

NEED MORE INFO ABOUT OUR MN WINTER RESORT
Please visit www.hungryjacklodge.com/ for more information about our MN winter resort, MN winter cabins rentals and much more. We’re sure you find the Hungry Jack Lodge interesting and informative. If you need additional information after looking over our website please feel free to call us at (218) 388-2265. For phone in cabin reservation call Hungry Jack Lodge at (800) 338-1566.

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GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILING

2011-01-26T13:55:00.000-06:00

SNOWMOBILE TRAIL CONDITIONS
GUNFLINT TRAIL AREA OF MINNESOTA

We received about 4” of fresh snow Sunday night (1/23/11). The snowmobile trails are in excellent shape. Snow levels are pushing close to 3 ft or better here at the mid-trail area. Come up and see us if you are traveling this way.

2011 POLARIS 550 SNOWMOBILES
FOR RENT ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL

We now have new photos on our website of the 2011 snowmobiles that were added to our snow mobile rental livery fleet. Photos of our livery snowmobiles that are available for rent can be seen at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/snowmobile_rentals.htm. There are also text links, to view the rental snowmobiles at our Gunflint Trail winter resort, on the Minnesota Winter Resort page of our website.

GUNFLINT TRAIL WINTER EVENTS

Here's a little reminder of some of the winter events that are planned for Hungry Jack Lodge, one of Mineesota's premiere winter resorts, for this February.

Monday, February 14th - Valentines Day Special

A romantic evening of fine dinning at Hungry Jack Lodge on the Gunflint Trail. A special menu for a special day. Dine with your loved one at Hungry Jack Lodge for an unforgettable night he or she will remember always! Gorgious winter views from our Gunflint Trail area dining room that will take your breath away. Please call for advance reservations as space is limited.

Friday, February 18th
The very popular Eddie Mack band will be playing in our Loggers Lounge begining at 9 PM.

Saturday, February 19th - Snowmobile Drag Racing
The Gunflint Trail Snowmobile Drag Races will be held at Hungry Jack Lodge this year. Sign up at 11 AM. Drag racing starts at noon. The Eddie Mac band will be playing in the Loggers Lounge starting at 9 PM. Come early. Eat, drink and enjoy a full day at Hungry Jack Lodge.

MN WINTER RESORT LOG CABIN RENTALS
Are you tired of crowded and congested snowmobile trails? We have winter log cabins and winter cabins available for rent in the best snowmobiling area in Minnesota. C'mon up and enjoy a few days on the uncrowded Gunflint Trail Snowmobile Trail system. Online reservations are available on the Hungry Jack Lodge website or call us at (800) 338-1566 to make your cabin reservation at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN winter resort.

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ICE FISHING & SNOWMOBILNG

2011-01-10T10:44:00.005-06:00

GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE REPORT
Conditions are still in excellent shape. Our snow levels around the mid-trail area, are around 24” The trails are being groomed on a regular basis. The Cook County Ridge Riders snowmobile club has been doing a lot of trail maintenance this season, with almost 8 miles of reconstruction of the Gunflint Snowmobile Trail. They are also working very hard on brushing back the trails. If you have snowmobiled in Cook County previously you will see great improvements to our local trail system. The improvements will continue .

Come on up and see us here at Hungry Jack Lodge. Winter cabins and log cabins are available for rent suring the 2011 snowmobiling and ice fishing season. Snowmobiling in the Gunflint Trail area? Stop in for one of our famous burgers, pizza's or wraps. We're right on the Hungry Jack spur trail. We of course have all of your favorite beverages available and offer full liqour service in our Loggers Lounge.

LAKE TROUT ICE FISHING
Lake Trout ice fishing season opens on Saturday, January 15th. Some of Minnesota's best ice fishing can be found on the lakes ajoininh Hungry Jack Lodge, just off the Gunflint Trail in northern MN. Winter cabin rentals are filling fast for the weekend of the opener, but we still have some winter rental cabins available here at our Gunflint Trail snowmobiling and ice fishing resort.

JANUARY 15 --- To celebrate the opening of Trout Season we will have the D'Merritt band playing in the Loggers Lounge between 8 PM and Midnight. Also be sure to take advantage of our HAPPY HOUR from 9 to 10 PM and one of our dinner "specials" on the 15th.

For winter cabin rental reservations please visit the Winter cabin rentals page of our website at: http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/winter-cabin-rentals-resort-mn.htm for more information. For Gunflint Trail snowmobile rentals, dinner reservations or for more information please call 800-338-1566.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

2010-12-23T10:56:00.000-06:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS

FROM ALL OF US AT

HUNGRY JACK LODGE AND CAMPGROUND

All of us at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Remember, we will be opening for the winter season on December 26th, the day after Christmas.

GUNFLINT TRAIL WINTER ACTIVITIES

2010-12-14T13:52:00.001-06:00

GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOW UPDATE
Well things have been a bit brisk here the past few days. We had -24F this morning, not very nice weather for being outside. This cold weather is great for the lakes and swamps that did not get a good freeze early on.

We did get some new snow on Thursday night maybe 2-3 inches with a little more closer to Lake Superior. We did not get any snow out of the big storm that crossed the central and southern MN. I would say our snow depth is still right around 18” give or take a little bit depending upon where you are at along the Gunflint Trail.

We have been working very hard getting our new menu put together as well as getting all of the cabins ready for winter. We have also upgraded 4 of our Gunflint Trail rental snowmobiles this year. We will still have a fleet of 6 sleds, two Polaris Super Sports and four 2010 Trail Touring’s.

MINNESOTA WINTER RESORT RE-OPENS
Hungry Jack Lodge, on the Gunflint Trail, is scheduled to re-open on December 26th for the snowmobiling and ice fishing seasons. It looks like we should have great conditions for snowmobiling when we re-open.

We have only 2 winter cabins for rent for the New Year’s weekend. We’re sure that the two remaining winter cabins that are available will be rented very soon. So, if you are planning on snowmobiling the Gunflint Trail over the New Year’s weekend, be sure to make your MN winter cabin rental reservation quickly.

In fact, reservations for our Gunflint Trail winter cabins are beginning to get filled on a regular basis. Be sure to book your reservations early so that you can be assured of getting a winter rental cabin at our MN snowmobile resort on the dates that you have your trip planned.

GUNFLINT TRAIL WINTER ACTIVITIES

DECEMBER 31 --- We will be having a New Year’s Eve party in the Logger Lounge at Hungry Jack Lodge.

JANUARY 15 --- Lake Trout Ice Fishing season Opens. To celebrate the opening of Trout Season we will have the Demeritt band playing in the Loggers Lounge beginning at 8 PM.

FEBRUARY 18 and 19 --- The Eddie Mac Band will be playing in the Loggers Lounge at Hungry Jack Lodge on the Gunflint Trail. The Eddie Mac Band is one, if not THE favorite bands in the Minnesota northwoods. Below is a video of the Eddie Mac Band playing at WTIP radio studios.

FEBRUARY 18 --- GUNFLINT RAILSNOWMOBILE DRAG RACES on Hungry Jack Lake at Hungry Jack Lodge. Sign up at 11 am. Drag racing starts at noon. This is probably the biggest event on the Gunflint Trail during the winter season. Come early stay late. Enjoy food, your favorite beverages, drag racing and the Eddie Mac Band at 9 pm. It just doesn’t get any better than this.

VISIT OUR GUNFLINT TRAIL RESORT WEBSITE
For more information about Hungry Jacvk Lodge, on the Gunflint Trail, in Grand Marais, MN please visit our website http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ Online winter cabin reservations are available on our website or phone (reservation only phone) us with your reservations at (800) 338-1566

GUNFLINT TRAIL WINTER RESORT

2010-11-02T13:38:00.001-05:00

MN SNOWMOBILING & ICE FISHING
Hungry Jack Lodge winter resort on the Gunflint Trail, in Grand Marais MN is currently closed while we get ready for our re-opening on December 26th, for the snowmobiling and ice fishing seasons of 2010-2011. We’re busy getting our last boats and docks out of the water, cutting and stacking firewood for the fireplaces in our winter rental cabins and are preparing for winter in general.

The Minnesota snowmobiling and ice fishing seasons will soon be here. We’ve already had light snow a few times this month. THINK SNOW!!!

GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE RENTALS
A couple of weeks ago we wrote that we were getting a total of 4 new snowmobiles for our Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail snowmobile rental fleet. The new snowmobiles will be Polaris sleds and not Arctic Cat as we previous wrote. We will be getting 2 new two-up and 2 new one-up snowmobiles to add to our snowmobile livery fleet.

We will be retiring 4 of our oldest rental snowmobiles (two 2-up and two 1-up) and replacing them with the brand new Polaris sleds. In total, Hungry Jack Lodge will have six 2009 and 2010 model year Polaris snowmobiles available to rent in the Grand Marais, MN, Gunflint Trail area during the 2010-2011 snowmobiling season.

Snowmobile rental rates for the sleds in our snowmobile rental fleet are already among the most affordable in the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail area and our snowmobile rental rates will remain the same as they were last year.

The Hungry Jack Lodge, Gunflint Trail, and Grand Marais, MN snowmobile rental rate is $185 for a full day. Hourly, Week-end and Weekly snowmobile rental packages can be arranged. Call 1-800-338-1566 to reserve your snowmobile rental or to arrange a special pricing package.

MN WINTER LOG CABIN AND CABIN RENTALS
The 2010-2011 winter cabin rental rates at our Grand Marais, Gunflint Trail snowmobiling and ice fishing resort will not change and will be the same as they were during the previous MN winter season. Our Minnesota winter resort has cabins and log cabins available for rent that can accommodate from 2 in a smaller sized cabin and up to 20 people in our large “Deer” Log Lodge.

For more information about any of our Gunflint Trail winter log cabin rentals, be sure to check out the Winter Cabin Rentals page of the Hungry Jack Lodge website. Cabin rental reservations can be made online, directly from our website, or feel free to call us at (800) 338-1566 with any questions that you may have.

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WINTER IS COMING TO THE GUNFLINT TRAIL

2010-10-14T09:47:00.000-05:00

We’ve been real busy at Hungry Jack Lodge getting ready for the Minnesota snowmobile and ice fishing season. We have most of the cabins that will not be open for the winter winterized, the fishing docks and all but a couple of boats out of the lake. Firewood is being cut and stacked at the winter log cabins and cabins that will be open and available for rent during the winter.

Hungry Jack Lodge will be closed beginning October 24th and will re-open for the Gunflint Trail snowmobiling and MN ice fishing seasons on December 26th, the day after Christmas. THINK SNOW!

GRAND MARAIS & GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE RENTALS

We will be getting 4 new snowmobiles to add to our Grand Maris, MN and Gunflint Trail snowmobile rental fleet, for the 2010 – 2011 MN snowmobile season. We will be adding two 1-up and two 2-up sleds. Though we are not absolutely sure at this point in time, the new rental snowmobiles will probably be Arctic Cat’s.

Our Gunflint Trail rental snowmobiles usually are booked fast during the winter season on the Gunflint Trail. So, we suggest that if someone in your winter vacation party needs to rent a sled, contact us at the earliest possible date to reserve one of our rental snowmobiles. It’s probably best to reserve a snowmobile rental at the same time that you book your winter cabin rental, at our Grand Marais, Gunflint Trail, Minnesota winter resort.

Snowmobile rental reservations must be made by phone and cannot be made online. Call (800) 338-1566 to reserve a rental snowmobile for the Grand Marais, MN and Gunflint Trail area.

NORTHERN MINNESOTA WINTER CABINS

The rates for our MN winter log cabins and cabin rentals will not changed for the 2010 – 2010 winter season and will be the same as they were for last winter. See the Gunflint Trail Winter Cabin Rentals page of the Hungry Jack Lodge website for more details on our winter log cabin rentals and winter cabin rentals at our Gunflint Trail snowmobiling and ice fishing resort.

As is always the case, we suggest that you make your winter cabin rental reservations as early as possible. Online reservations for our winter rental cabins are available from the Hungry Jack Lodge website. Or, if you prefer to phone us with a reservation please call (800) 338-1566

MN GROUSE HUNTING

2010-10-05T09:47:00.000-05:00

GUNFLINT TRAIL 2010 RUFFED GROUSE SEASON

In our last Blog entry we disputed the MN DNR prediction that the ruffed grouse hunting season in the Arrowhead region of MN would be down from the 2009 grouse hunting season. Local observations of ruffed grouse indicated, and we predicted, that the 2010 grouse hunting season should be good and not down as the Minnesota DNR had predicted, based on the DNR’s spring drumming counts.

Well, we were correct. The 2010 ruffed grouse hunting season has proven to be absolutely phenomenal. Grouse hunters at our Gunflint Trail resort in NE Minnesota are doing exceptional well and the ruffed grouse harvest is one of the best that we’ve ever seen. There are more grouse this year than anyone can remember in the recent past.

The MN ruffed grouse hunting season runs through 1/2/2011. However, you have only a couple of weeks left to come on up and hunt grouse at Hungry Jack Lodge, due to the fact that we will be closing on October 24th for a short break before we re-open for the 2010 – 2011 MN snowmobiling and Gunflint Trail ice fishing season on December 26th.

We suggest that you call now to reserve one of our northern MN log cabins before you end up missing the great ruffed grouse hunting that is in full swing right now in Gunflint Trail area of NE Minnesota. Online cabin reservations are available from our website. http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ Or, Call us at (800) 338-1566 to make your cabin reservation and enjoy what remains of a great ruffed grouse hunting season.

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RUFFED GROUSE HUNTING

2010-08-26T12:36:00.000-05:00

Ruffed Grouse populations tend to rise and fall on a 10-year cycle and populations are surveyed by counting the number of male ruffed grouse heard drumming on established routes throughout Minnesota’s forested regions.

LOCAL OBSERVATIONS - RUFFED GROUSE
2009 was an excellent ruffed grouse hunting year. Based on our observations and in our opinion, the ruffed grouse hunting season for 2010 should be at least as good, if not better than the 2009 ruffed grouse season.

Our opinion is based on personal observations plus conversations with various UPS drivers, food service & beverage delivery drivers and others who drive almost all of the local roads on a continuous basis. Pretty much everyone that is frequently on the back roads, in the Gunflint Trail area of northern Minnesota, says that they are seeing more ruffed grouse than they did last year, which as an excellent grouse hunting year.

Keep in mind that our prediction is based on the actual observations of ruffed grouse and is not based on spring drumming counts, which are used by the Minnesota DNR to estimate the ruffed grouse population in northeastern Minnesota.

MN DNR RUFFED GROUSE ESTIMATES
According to the Minnesota DNR, ruffed grouse drumming counts were significantly lower in 2010 than they were in 2009, across most of their range.

The Minnesota DNR claims that ruffed grouse drumming counts decreased 31% compared to those in 2009 in the northeast survey region, which makes up the core and bulk of the grouse range in Minnesota. However, even though the DNR estimates a decrease in ruffed grouse, the numbers are still closer to those at the high end of rather than the low end of the 10-year cycle.

WHO TO BELIEVE
Due to the fact that the Minnesota DNR ruffed grouse spring drumming counts and our own late summer observations of ruffed grouse conflict, it will be interesting to see if 2010 goes down as an excellent ruffed grouse hunting season.

Keep in mind that the MN DNR prediction is an estimate based on spring drumming counts and our prediction is based on actual late summer observations of ruffed grouse by local people.

Only time will tell how good 2010 turns out for Minnesota ruffed grouse hunters.

GROUSE HUNTING AT HUNGRY JACK LODGE
The Gunflint Trail area of northeastern MN is one of the best (if not THE BEST) ruffed grouse hunting areas in the Untied States. As a result, Hungry Jack Lodge, located on the Gunflint Trail, is the temporary home to a fairly large number of grouse hunters during the MN grouse hunting season. Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground offers everything that grouse hunters want or need.

Small game hunting licenses are available at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground. Lakefront log cabins and cottages are available for rent at our Gunflint Trail resort and we also have campsites that will accommodate tents up to large motor homes.

Do your own cooking or enjoy breakfast and dinner in our new lake view main lodge. The Loggers lounge in the lower level of our lodge offers beer, wine and full liquor service along with multiple TV’s, pool table, darts and video games.

For more information about grouse hunting at Hungry Jack Lodge visit the Minnesota hunting page of our website at www.hungryjacklodge.com/hunting_bwca.htm Information about our lakefront rental cabins can be found at www.hungryjacklodge.com/deluxe-lakeside-family-resort-cabins.htm and for information about our northern MN lakeside campground visit www.hungryjacklodge.com/camp.htm

GUNFLINT TRAIL RESORT ACTIVITIES

2010-08-03T14:34:00.004-05:00

This year there is a new attraction and activity on the Gunflint Trail which is ideal for those not so perfect weather days, when the weather happens to be a little too windy and the lake is rough or if it is raining. The 50 acre Chic-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, located near the end of the Gunflint Trail was opened on July 4th.

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center is being run by the Gunflint Trail Historical Society and offers a number of interpretive and interactive displays, videos and photos, all of which describes the natural and cultural history of the Gunflint Trail. In addition to the inside displays and activities at Chik-Wauk there are also picnic areas, overlooks and a number of interpretive hiking trails.

Though we have not had the opportunity to personally visit Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center we have heard from others that it is very interesting and informative, especially for those who not aware of or want to learn more about the rich history of the Gunflint Trail.

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center is located on the southeast edge of Saganaga Lake near the end of the Gunflint Trail. To reach Chik-Wauk, follow the Gunflint Trail (Cook County Road 12) 55 miles from Grand Marais, MN to Moose Pond Drive (Cook County Road 81). Turn right and travel 1/4 mile to the entry gate for Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center.

2010 GUNFLINT TRAIL WEATHER
The weather here at our Gunflint Trail family and fishing resort has been great so far this year. We’ve had a few days of rain here and there, which is need to keep the surrounding forest and woods out of high fire danger. Our temperatures have been as near perfect as we could ask for, ranging mostly in the mid 70’s for the most part. With the weather co-operating, our lakefront cabin rental guests and full service northern MN campground guests have had good to great fishing, ideal days on which to canoe and to hike on one of the many hiking trails.

MINNESOTA FAMILY FISHING RESORT INFORMATION
Need more information about our northern MN lakeside resort? Visit our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ to find out more about our northern Minnesota lakefront family and fishing resort on the Gunflint Trail, near Grand Marais, MN. Or, call us at (218) 388-2265. Reservations for our lakeside rental log cabins can be made with your credit card from our website 24/7 or by calling us at (800) 338-1566.

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NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR MN FAMILY RESORT WEBSITE

2010-07-26T11:51:00.007-05:00

MN FAMILY RESORT VIRTUAL TOUR
Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground has finished updating the Virtual Tour on the Hungry Jack Lodge website. The Virtual Tour of our resort has a totally new look and feel to it and offers a larger viewing area.

The new Virtual Tour has been expanded to include many new scenes that were not in the older version of our Virtual Tour. Though many of the Cabin scenes have not changed there are a multitude of new scenes of our recently completed lakefront log main lodge building (inside and outside) in addition to new Virtual Tour scenes of the Hungry Jack Lodge family resort grounds.

Be sure to visit our Gunflint Trail Resort Virtual Tour page to view the new Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground Virtual Tour. You’ll be able to see what our Grand Marais MN, Gunflint Trail family and fishing resort has to offer vacationers at our northern MN family and fishing resort.

“ALL YOU CAN EAT” DINNERS ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL
In addition to our new Virtual Tour you can now also see our “all you can eat” Summer Dinner Menu on our lakefront resort website. Lightly battered Walleye, baby back ribs and scrumptious steaks are just a few of the items on our menu. Visit the Grand Marais Lakeside Dining page of our website to see or print our summer menu.

Just a reminder --- We do require one day notice for dinner reservations. Call (218) 388-2262 for “all you can eat” dinner reservations at our Gunflint Trail resort.

Hungry Jack Lake Walleye

2010-07-15T14:16:00.001-05:00

HUNGRY JACK LAKE GIVES UP 31" WALLEYE
Josh Hallberg caught the 31" walleye shown below on Hungry Jack Lake, during his 3 day stay at Hungry Jack Lodge. He caught the "wall hanger" on Saturday, July 10th by trolling with a Rapala.

As I mentioned in our last posing, even though it is the middle of summer and the weather is warm fishing is still good. You might have to work a little bit to get a nice walleye like Josh caught but the walleyes, small mouthed bass and an occassional northern pike are still biting.

MINNESOTA FAMILY VACATION RESORT UPDATE

2010-07-12T13:44:00.006-05:00

MINNESOTA GUNFLINT TRAIL CAMPGROUND
Let’s face it there are a number of places to camp in the Gunflint Trail area. So how do you choose where to camp during your northern MN vacation? In order to figure out which campground on the Gunflint Trail is best for you, you have ask yourself a couple of questions.

Do you want to stay in a Forest Service campground without running water, showers and flush toilets? Do you want to stay at a campground along the Gunflint Trail or elsewhere and hear a lot of traffic noise? Or, would you like a Gunflint Trail campground right next to a gravel road so you can eat dust from passing cars?

If you answered YES to any of the foregoing questions then the Gunflint Trail campground at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground is not for you. We do not have road noise from the Gunflint Trail or dust due to being next to a gravel road. On the other hand, our northern Minnesota lakeside campground on Hungry Jack Lake is a full service MN campground with electric and water hook ups, shower house and a dump station for your motor home or RV. Fire pits and picnic tables are in every campsite and free campfire wood is available.

In addition to being a full service MN campground, all of the amenities and services of Hungry Jack Lodge are available to you and your camping party. Canoe rentals, pontoon boat rentals, fishing boat & motor rentals are available along with bait and Gunflint Trail fishing guide service.

You can be a pampered camper at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground on the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais, MN. Tired of cooking in your campsite over a fire or small stove? Treat your family to one of our “all you can eat” family style dinners in our lakeside dining room. If you or someone needs to keep in touch with your office or check your email you can walk to our main resort log lodge and use our free WiFi. Our “Loggers Lounge” is of course available to you and offers full beverage service including cocktails. You’ll also find a pool table, darts and an electronic hunting game in the Loggers Lounge along with tables to play cards or other games.

NORTHERN MN FISHING

Fishing on Hungry Jack Lake and the other lakes in the Gunflint Trail area has been about normal for mid-summer. Unlike fishing in the spring, during the mid-summer months you will have to work a little bit for anything other than eating sized small mouthed bass and walleye. Occasional monster walleye’s in the 28” to 32” range are being caught on Hungry Jack Lake but most of the fish are not real “wall hangers” at this time of the year.

There have been some people catching nice sized Lake Trout on Leo Lake. Leo Lake is right next to Hungry Jack lake and is well known for trout fishing. Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground does offer fishing boats for rent for trout fishing on Leo Lake.

During the mid-summer and at other times, when the fish are not as plentiful as during the spring and fall months, we highly recommend that our guests use our professional fishing guide service. Being local professionals our Gunflint Trail fishing guides know what is biting where and what fishing baits and methods will work best to insure that you have a great day of fishing. We suggest that you book a fishing guide at the earliest possible date, due to the fact that our fishing guides get booked up quickly. Fishing Guide service is available for a half or full day through Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground.

BOUNDAY WATER CANOE AREA DAY TRIP

The new BWCAW Day Trip video on Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground Summer Activities page of our website has been a great hit. For those of you have not seen the video, I suggest that you view it on the Gunflint Trail Summer Activities page or the MN Photo Galleries page of our website. The video gives canoe paddling directions from our Minnesota family and fishing resort to Rose Falls, which is inside the BWCA(W) between Duncan Lake and Rose lake, on the U.S. Canadian border.

The video has spurred considerable interest and more people are now taking this 3 to 5 hour canoe day trip into the BWCAW from Hungry Jack Lodge. Canoe rentals for the Rose Falls and Stairway Portage canoe day trip are available from Hungry Jack Lodge to both guests and non-guests of our northern Minnesota resort & campground. If you have never been to the Rose Lake waterfall I strongly suggest that you do. The day trip to Rose Falls and Stairway Portage is a relatively easy canoe trip that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.

GRAND MARAIS DINING ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL
Hungry Jack Lodge has always been well known for it's “all you can eat” family style dinners and this year it is even more popular. With a spectacular tranquil lake view of Hungry Jack Lake, the dining room in our new log lodge is even more beautiful than our old Gunflint Trail dining room had been. Our dining menu changes daily and offers some of the best food, lovingly prepared by Chef Ericka and Chef Forrest that you’ll find in northern Minnesota.

Dining is available to guests and non-guest of Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground. Our dining room is a one of the favorite places to eat for local residents from Grand Marais and the Gunflint Trail area. Reservations for our “all you can eat” family style meals are required no later than the day before your dinner.

NEED MORE INFORMATION?
If you need more information about Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground please visit our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ or phone us at 218-388-1566. Online cabin reservations are available 24/7 from our website. For dinner or campground reservation please call 800-338-1566

Boundary Waters Canoe Area

2010-06-11T15:44:00.003-05:00

Almost everyone who visits the Gunflint Trail and northeastern Minnesota has heard of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Unfortunately, there are many visitors and guests staying on the Gunflint Trail that think that you have to canoe and camp overnight inside the BWCA in order to experience the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. That misconception is not true.

BWCAW CANOE DAY TRIPS
One of the popular Gunflint Trail summer activities, for people staying at a resort on the Gunflint Trail is to take a day trip into the Boundary Waters. There are many unforgettable “canoe day trips” into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area that can be made easily by people who are not experienced canoe paddlers. One of the better known canoe day trips into the BWCA is to go to Stairway Portage and Rose Falls, a waterfall between Duncan Lake and Rose Lake near the U.S./Canadian border.

Being adjacent to the BWCA(W), Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground is an excellent starting location for a canoe day trip to Rose Falls and Stairway Portage. Canoe rentals are available from Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground for BWCA(W) day trips and are very reasonably priced. So, unless you have your own canoe, we suggest that you get your Gunflint Trail canoe rental at Hungry Jack Lodge. By renting a canoe from Hungry Jack Lodge you will be able to leave for Stairway Portage and Rose Falls right from Hungry Jack Lake and not need to load a canoe on the top of your car and drive it up to Hungry Jack Lake.

DIRECTIONS TO ROSE FALLS WATERFALL
There are some people that are afraid that they will get lost is they canoe in the Boundary Waters. Trust me when I say that you won’t get lost. The trip to Rose Falls waterfall and Stairway Portage is simple and requires only a moderate amount of physical effort. For directions to Rose Falls watch the video shown below.

PLAN YOUR ROSE FALL CANOE DAY TRIP
Be sure to read the regulations shown below. Pack a lunch, snacks and water for your trip. Be sure not to take things that need to be kept cold. Make sure your camera batteries are charged. (You’ll probably take a lot of photos.) You may want to take a towel, dry shoes and possibly pants and leave them in your car so that you have dry/clean clothes when you return, if you get wet during your trip. Don’t forget the sunscreen and a cap.

Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground does have snacks, beverages and drinks available in the lakeside “Loggers Lounge” located in the main lodge at our Gunflint Trail family and fishing resort. “All You Can Eat”, family style dinners are available at Hungry Jack Lodge but require advanced reservations. Plan ahead, by making your dinner reservation the day before your canoe day trip (call us at 1-218-388-2265). Then, when you return from your BWCAW canoe day trip to Rose Falls you can relax and have a drink or two before dinner in what many consider the nicest lodge and dining room on the Gunflint Trail.

BWCAW REGULATIONS
Permits are required to enter the Boundary Waters and must be carried with you during your BWCA trip. Free Day Use Permits are available at Hungry Jack Lodge. Motors are not allowed on Duncan Lake or most lakes within the BWCA. The maximum group size in the Boundary Waters is nine people and four watercraft. Pack out whatever trash you have. Do not throw fish remains or litter in the lakes. Cans and glass bottles are not allowed in the BWCAW. Containers of insect repellent, medicines and other items that are not foods or beverages are the only cans or bottles allowed. Read the full BWCAW Regulations.

GUNFLINT TRAIL RESORT
Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground on the Gunflint Trail in northern MN has lakeside cabins and log cabins for rent. In addition to our Gunflint Trail lakefront cabins, we have a 13 campsites campground with water and electric hook-up, shower house and a central dump station. Secure online cabin reservations are available on our Gunflint Trail family resort website. Reservations for our northern Minnesota lakeside campground are not available online and must be made by phone. Boats, motors, canoes and pontoon boats are available for rent. The lake view “Loggers Lounge” in the lower level of our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN resort offers full beverage service, pizza and snacks.

For more information about Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground be sure to visit our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ or call us at 1-218-388-2265. For cabin, campground or dinner reservations call us at 1-800-338-1566.

WE'VE GOT A NEW LOOK

2010-05-22T14:42:00.018-05:00

Well, what do you think? Do you like the new look of the Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground News/Blog? We hope that you like it.

The layout and look of our blog previously used one of the plain looking generic templates that was available from Blogger. The new blog template uses a newer graphic logo in the Header of the blog that emulates the new main lodge building at our northern Minnesota lakefront family resort. The new logo was created by graphic artist Cathi Erickson. This new logo will be used by Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground on all of the new printings of our brochures and other printed matter.

The custom designed Blogger template was designed by Tom Rumish Website Development. Tom Rumish is also the webmaster for the Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground website. The new template header uses a wood tone background similar to that of the Hungry Jack Lodge website. The seamless page background of logs was designed by Tom Rumish in an attempt to duplicate the log walls of our recently completed main lodge at our Gunflint Trail resort.

WALLEYE SEASON OPEN NOW

BASS SEASON OPENS ON THE 29th

Fishing has been great so far this year, with almost all our Gunflint Trail fishing resort guests catching nice sized walleye. There have also been few nice trophy sized walleye's that have been caught in the past week. Unlike the first few weeks of the fishing season at our northern MN fishing resort last year, we have been warmer than normal making it enjoyable to be out fishing.

The picture on the left is of 3 of our guests was taken opening weekend Saturday night. They had a successful evening of fishing out on Hungry Jack Lake. Mickey Brazell, Bobby Don, Brazell and Dean. They were fishing in the evening from about 7:30 till about 10pm using leeches and minnows fishing off the bottom.

The Minnesota Bass Season opens next weekend on the 29th (Memorial Day weekend).

GUNFLINT TRAIL LAKESIDE DINING

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer. Beginning Memorial Day weekend we will start serving the family style all-you-can-eat dinners that we at Hungry Jack Lodge are so well known for. Reminder - Dinner reservations at our MN lakefront family resort must be made a day in advance. So, if you want some of the best cooking available in all of MN while overlooking Hungry Jack Lake from our Gunflint Trail lakeside dining room of our lodge be sure to call Hungry Jack Lodge (800-388-1566) and make your dinner reservations in advance.

SUMMER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

The photo on the right is of John Gulbranson. John caught this 28 walleye in his usual fishing spot right off the dock on Saturday May 22. He caught and released this beauty. He was using a large sucker minnow fishing off the bottom in about 10 ft of water.

I know that we sometimes sound like a broken record about this issue, but be sure to make your vacation reservations at our northern MN family and fishing resort early. That's the only way that you can insure getting the lakeside log cabin or rental cottage that you want on the dates that you need or want. Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground offers safe and secure online MN cabin and cottage reservations. Or, if you prefer you can call us at 800-388-1566 to make your Gunflint Trail rental cabin reservations and. Reservations for the northern Minnesota campground at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground must be made by phone and are not excepted using our online reservation system at this time.

MINNESOTA WALLEYE FISHING

2010-05-04T10:48:00.020-05:00

The MN walleye and northern pike fishing seasons open on May 15th In 2009 the ice was not totally out of most Gunflint Trail lakes until just a few days before the MN walleye opener but this year Hungry Jack Lake and most other lakes in northern Minnesota were ice free a few weeks ago. Only time will tell as to whether the walleye fishing will be as good during the first few weeks of the season this year as it was in 2009.

Clean out your tackle box and get your lakefront fishing cabin booked at Hungry Jack Lodge on the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota as soon as possible. We already have a number of reservations for the Walleye Opener and expect to fill up lakefront rental cabins quickly.

MN LAKEFRONT RESORT ONLINE RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE
Unfortunately our online reservation system for cabin rental was down for a few weeks in April.

But, during this past week we have switched our lakeside cottage and log cabin Online Reservations to a new system. The new reservation system for our lakefront rental cabins now offers more photos of our cabins and cottages along with better descriptions. Just as in the past, you can be assured that any cabin or log cabin reservations that you make at our lakeside Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN resort using our online reservations is totally secure.

VIRTUAL TOUR OF OUR MN FAMILY RESORT
The Virtual Tour of our Gunflint Trail resort has over the past couple of year become outdated, but we are in the process of being brought up to date.

During the winter 10 new “scenes” were shot at two different locations for our northern Minnesota resort Virtual Tour. There are now scenes of our newly constructed log lodge, including the main level with dining & sitting areas and gift shop, “loggers lounge” bar level and a number of exterior scenes.

Our old family lakefront resort Virtual Tour had been lacking tour “scenes” of our premium Elk log cabin. There are now 3 different Elk Cabin virtual tour scenes available for you to view.

The new virtual tour scenes of our MN lakeside resort are available for your viewing on the Virtual Tour page of our website and can be accessed by clicking on the text link for the scenes. We plan on shooting additional scenes for the virtual tour of our MN family and fishing resort during this coming summer. Once all of the new scenes are shot, our virtual tour will be totally re-created to include all of the new virtual tour scenes at our.

MN CABINS, LOG CABINS COTTAGE RENTALS
The rental cabins, log cabins and cottages at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN lakeside resort are booking fairly fast for the MN summer fishing and Boundary Waters Canoe Area canoeing season. As always, our lakefront cabins and log cabins rent on a first come first serve basis. Each of our lakefront cabins is unique and many of our returning guests have a “favorite” cabin that they prefer. To make sure that you get the cabin that you want, on the dates that you want, we suggest that you book your cabin at our northern Minnesota resort as soon as you know your vacation dates.

Reservations for our campground are not available using our online reservation system at this time. Reserve one of our 13 northern MN campsites by calling (800) 338-1566. All of the facilities of Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground are available to campground guests.

We suggest that you book your lakeside cabin at our Gunflint Trail family fishing resort by using our online reservation system. However, if you have questions or for some other reason prefer to book by telephone please do not hesitate to call us at (800) 338-1566.

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MINNESOTA FISHING RESORT

2010-03-17T14:01:00.002-05:00

The winter snowmobiling season at our Gunflint Trail lakefront resort has come to an end. We are in somewhat of a lull here at our MN lakeside family fishing resort as everyone awaits the beginning of MN fishing season.

The opening date for Minnesota Walleye fishing is May 15th. The summer Lake Trout and northern pike fishing seasons begin on the same date. May 29th is the opening date for Large Mouth Bass and Small Mouth Bass.

Because our MN family fishing resort is so popular with anglers we already have a number of lakefront cabin rental reservations for the week of the Walleye/Lake Trout opening season. However, there are still a few fishing cabin rental vacancies at our Gunflint Trail resort. If you and your friends or family plan on fishing during the week of the Walleye Opener we suggest that you make your rental cabin reservations at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground very soon. We’re sure that remaining lakefront fishing cabins at our Grand Marais, Gunflint Trail resort will fill up quickly.

Being adjacent to the Boundary Water Canoe Area (BWCAW) guests at our northern Minnesota fishing resort also have the opportunity to fish the mid Gunflint Trail lakes inside the Boundary Waters (BWCA(W) very easily. Walleye fishing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is only two very short portages away from your lakefront fishing cabin at our Hungry Jack Lake resort.

Gunflint Trail fishing guide service is available at Hungry Jack Lodge family resort. Boat and canoe rentals are also available at our lakeside resort. Our family fishing resort also has live bait and MN fishing licenses along with a limited amount of fishing tackle.

For more information about Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground, located off the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais MN., please visit our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/. You’ll find a host of information on the Hungry Jack Lodge website about our lakeside cabin and log cabin rentals, fishing guide service, boat & canoe rentals and fishing in the Boundary Waters and Hungry Jack Lake itself.

SNOWMOBILING THE GUNFLINT TRAIL

2010-02-08T15:24:00.002-06:00

Snowmobile trail grooming is being done today on the mid Gunflint Trail snowmobile trails and is being done 3 to 4 times each week. We got about 1” of fresh snow last night, here at our mid Gunflint Trail snowmobiling resort. Grand Marais MN received about 4” of snow last night and the Devils Track area got a very respectable 8” of snow.

Early January was poor for snowmobiling in the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail areas of Minnesota, but that has changed. Though we personally have not had a chance to do much snowmobiling so far this year, guests staying at our MN winter resort that have been snowmobiling plus snowmobilers that stop in to quench their thirst or to enjoy some of the great food that we offer to snowmobilers, have reported that the Gunflint Trail area snowmobiling trails are in great shape.

The video shown below was shot by snowmobiling guests staying at our MN snowmobiling resort on January 27, 2010.

Minnesota ice fishing has been extremely good this year, both inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCAW) and on other lakes up and down the Gunflint Trail that are outside the BWCAW. In addition, with temperatures being a little warmer than normal along the Canadian / Minnesota border, ice fishing has been more bearable, resulting in most ice fishing being more productive that we normally see in the Gunflint Trail area. People are staying out on the ice longer and catching more fish than they would normally get while ice fishing during January and February. We’ve seen a lot of nice lake trout that have been taken by ice fishermen staying at our Minnesota winter resort this year.

Winter log cabin rental availability and online reservations are temporarily unavailable from the Hungry Jack Lodge website due to our winter family resort switching over to a new reservation system. Hopefully we will have the issue solved soon. Until our online reservations and availability are online again please phone in your reservations for winter cabins and winter log cabin rentals. Hungry Jack Lodge reservations can be called in toll free at: 1-800-338-1566.

Our snowmobile rentals for the Grand Marais MN and Gunflint Trail area have been flying out the door. If you or someone in your group needs a snowmobile rental for the Gunflint Trail be sure to phone Hungry Jack Lodge winter resort with your snowmobile rental reservation as soon as you know the dates that you will be on your snowmobile vacation.

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MINNESOTA TROUT ICE FISHING

2010-01-15T12:44:00.004-06:00

Ice fishing for trout on northern Minnesota’s Gunflint Trail has so far turned out to be one of the best in recent years. This year, all of the trout ice fishermen are being blessed with mild temperatures for a change. It is usually -20F or colder during early trout ice fishing season. Ice fishing success so far this season is generally pretty good.

Hungry Jack Lodge, located mid-trail on the Gunflint Trail, is surrounded by several lake trout lakes that seem to produce a good number of fish during the ice fishing season each year. A few of the ice fishing lakes in the area of our northern MN winter resort, that can be accessed by snowmobile are; Moss Lake, West Bearskin Lake, Birch Lake and Clearwater Lake.

ICE FISHING IN THE BWCAW
If you are feeling more adventurous and would like to hike in to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) to ice fish, our MN ice fishing and snowmobiling resort is located near the Duncan Lake and Daniels Lake entry points. These 2 lakes also produce some great fish throughout the winter months.

This morning at 7 am I went to the mail box and there were already 7 vehicles parked at the Moss Lake parking access. I think a lot of fisherman are taking advantage of these mild temps and getting out to enjoy the Minnesota northwoods. Live minnows are usually a bait of choice, however don’t forget, designated trout lakes prohibit the use of live minnows.

NORTHERN MN WINTER LOG CABINS
If you are considering coming up to the Boundary Water Canoe Area (BWCAW) or Gunflint Trail to ice fish we suggest making your reservation as soon as you can. The winter cabin rental vacancies at our MN winter resort have been very minimal and we are running close to full during recent weeks.

Due to somewhat poor snowmobiling conditions we still have some winter cabins and log cabins available for rent at our Gunflint Trail winter resort. However, once we get some heavier snows, the winter cabins available for rent at our Gunflint Trail family winter resort are sure to be filled by snowmobiliers and ice fishermen alike. Make your winter cabin rental reservations early!!

For more information about our Grand Marais, Gunflint Trail winter resort or to make reservations for a family winter vacation visit our website at: http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ You can also call us at (800) 388-1566 to find out about our current winter snow, ice fishing and snowmobiling conditions.

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GRAND MARAIS & GUNFLINT TRAIL WINTER RESORT

2009-12-21T10:42:00.024-06:00

GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOW REPORT

Well the snow is coming slowly. We have received about 3” of fresh snow over the weekend and it is still snowing lightly. We are still in need of more snow to get the snowmobile trails open but I guess some is better than none. The lakes however have a pretty good ice cover.

We have close to 12” of ice on Hungry Jack Lake. I have heard reports from other area lakes that the ice has been ranging from 8”-12” pretty consistently. I know Gunflint Lake, Loon Lake, and Clearwater Lake have just recently froze and are probably not safe for travel yet. I would say that we have probably a good 6” to 8” of snow cover in total.

GUNFLINT TRAIL AND GRAND MARAIS EVENTS CALENDAR

We have added a new Gunflint Trail Events Calendar page to the Hungry Jack Lodge website. We will be posting information on the Gunflint Trail Events Calendar page of our website about snow conditions (during the winter), Minnesota DNR season opening & closing dates, area activities & events for the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail areas and of course special events occuring at our northern MN family resort.

We have a New Years Eve party planned plus we will be having a band during the middle of January. Find out about about about those two events, our Happy Hour and more on our Events Calendar page.

OUR "LOGGERS LOUNGE" BAR ON THE GUNFLINT

Many changes have been made in the Loggers Lounge bar of our winter resort for the 2009-2010 snowmobiling season.

The biggest change is that the Loggers Lounge at Hungry Jack Lodge now is a "full service" bar ! We now have a full liquor license and are serving hard liquor. In addition, we now have 6 different tap beers. Be sure to try our Hungry Jack Logger draft beer, available exclusivly at Hungry Jack Lodge. It's turned out to be a real favorite.

For those of you that want something to eat while snowmobiling on the Gunflint Trail snowmobile trail system, our food menu has also been expanded. We have expanded both our sandwich menu and now have a wider selection of appetizers to choose from.

Full liquor service. Six draft beers on tap. A wide selection of food choices. It's all available in the Loggers Louge at Hungry Jack Lodge, on the Gunflint Trail for the 2009-2010 snowmobiling and Minnesota winter activities seasons.

RENT A LOG CABIN AT OUR NORTHERN MN WINTER RESORT

We currently have a fair number of winter cabin rentals available at our Minnesota winter resort for the snowmobiling and ice fishing season. If possibly, we suggest that you make your winter vacation reservations at our Grand Marais, Gunflint Trail resort as soon as possible to insure that you can get a rental log cabin on the dates that you want.

Also keep in mind that we rent snowmobiles. We have a total of 6 snowmobiles for rent, some of which are 2-up and some are 1-up. Once snowmobile conditions in the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail areas of northern Minnesota get good, our rental snowmobiles are booked quickly. So, be sure to reserve your rental snowmobiles as early as you can.

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
All of us at Hungry Jack Lodge would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas. It is also our hope that you have a Happy New Year and that the coming year brings you good health, happiness and prosperity.

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MN SNOWMOBILING AND SNOW REPORTS

2009-12-02T13:23:00.009-06:00

GUNFLINT TRAIL & GRAND MARAIS SNOW REPORTS

It won’t be long before thew Minnesota snowmobiling season is here. Due to our fire in 2008 we lost our email snow reports mailing list. So, if you would like Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail snow reports emailed to you and you have not signed up to be on the snow report list which is sent out by our MN winter resort since the spring of 2008 be sure to sign up now.

We had about 2.5" of snow last night and Hungry Jack Lake is beginning to freeze. Our Minnesota snowmobile resort will begin sending out Gunflint Trail & Grand Marais MN snow reports when we have substantial snow or when the lakes freeze over completely.

MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE & ICE FISHING RESORT

The new main lodge at Hungry Jack Lodge will be open for the 2009/2010 MN snowmobiling and ice fishing seasons beginning on December 26th.

The dining room of our new winter log lodge is bigger and better than ever. There is much more seating capacity for those who want what is unarguably the best burgers and fries on the Gunflint Trail. In addition, a new state-of-the-art kitchen will help us get our food out quicker, which means you can get back out on your sled faster.

The lower level Loggers Lounge, which is a favorite stop for snowmobilers on the Gunflint Trail now has 2 to 3 times the amount of space that our old bar area had. The bar itself has more than double the seating and there are 3 to 4 times more tables in our Loggers Lounge for those that want to enjoy their favorite beverage. Full liquor service is now available at our MN snowmobiling and ice fishing winter resort.

MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE RENTALS

Don’t forget, we have snowmobiles available for rent at our Gunflint Trail family winter resort. If someone in your group doesn’t have a sled we can get them out on the miles of groomed snowmobile trails with you. Snowmobile rentals are available by the day or half day. Multi day and weekly snowmobile rental rates are also available.

We suggest making a reservation for your rental snowmobiles in advance, especially for weekend snowmobile trips to our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN snowmobile resort. We have only 4 one-up and 2 two-up Polaris snowmobiles available for rent. Book your rental snowmobiles early to insure that one is available when you come up for snowmobiling in the Grand Marais, MN, Gunflint Trail area.

MINNESOTA WINTER RESORT CABINS

Hungry Jack Lodge resort offers winter cabin and winter log cabin rentals at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, Minnesota family resort. The winter cabins and log cabins available for rent at Hungry Jack Lodge resort during the MN winter vacation season vary from Rustic Cabins to Premium Lodges and can accommodate from 2 to 20 people in a single winter cabin. See Gunflint Trail winter resort cabins page of our website for more details about the cabins and log cabins that are available for rent at our Minnesota winter resort.

For more information about our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN winter snowmobiling and ice fishing resort visit our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ or call us at (800) 338-1566.

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MINNESOTA RUFFED GROUSE & MOOSE HUNTING

2009-10-26T10:55:00.015-05:00

The Gunflint Trail area and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northeastern MN have again proven to be very productive for ruffed grouse and moose hunters in 2009.

TWO FOR TWO ON MN MOOSE HUNTING

Pat Kruger & Burt Weeks along with Bob and Tyler Kreofsky are real happy. They hjarveated two moose and are pictured below with some of the people who helped in bringiong the game out of the woods.

All of the hunters shown are from Plainview, Minnesota.

GROUSE HUNTING AT OUR NORTHERN MN RESORT

As is almost always the case, ruffed grouse hunters at our Gunflint Trail lakefront hunting and fishing resort are having an excellent year. Due to the high success rate that grouse hunters consistently experience in northeastern Minnesota, many of the fall guests at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground return year after year to hunt ruffed grouse in the Gunflint Trail area of MN.

ABOUT HUNGRY JACK LODGE LAKEFRONT RESORT

Lakeside cabin, log cabin and cottage rentals are available during the summer, fall and winter seasons of the year at our Minnesota family resort. Our deluxe lakeside family resort cabins and log cabins accommodate from 2 to 20 people. Our Gunflint Trail lakeside resort welcomes any size group or family for summer, fall or winter vacations or get-away's.

For more information about Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground visit our Minnesota resort website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ Online MN lakefront cabin rental reservations are available from the Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground website. Or, you can call us at (800) 388-1566. We will be glad to answer any questions you may have about our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN lakefront family resort.

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LAKEFRONT LOG LODGE ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA

2009-09-30T13:34:00.015-05:00

When the new lodge at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground is completed it will be the most up-to-date and probably most impressive resort lodge on the Gunflint Trail in northern MN.

The “Loggers Lounge” on the lower level of course has a fireplace and is considerably larger and less constricted than our old bar area. When it opens, the Loggers Lounge will have tap beer (6 taps) plus full liquor service. Multiple TV's, pool table & video games plus the latest in jukeboxes. Our bar will seat almost 3 times than of our old bar and there are multiple tables available for those who do not wish to sit at the bar.

The main level of our new lakeside lodge boasts a larger dining room, an outside dining porch for use during the summer months, a large casual sitting area with fireplace, a more efficient and less crowded office & check-in area and a new & better organized gift shop. Views looking east towards Hungry Jack Lake are truly spectacular from the two story cathedral ceiling main floor area.

Our kitchen, as before, is on the main level of the new lodge. The kitchen has the latest in food preparation equipment. With more efficient kitchen equipment and a larger dining area we will be able to accommodate more people and larger private lakefront banquets, weddings and gathering than we had in the past. Once our new lodge is open we will again be serving our all-you-can-eat, family style dinners, that had been a favorite with both guests and local Cook County MN residents.

The NEW main lakefront lodge building at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN lakeside resort will open on December 26th, for the Gunflint Trail winter snowmobiling and MN ice fishing seasons.

Beginning December 1, 2009 the new lodge will be available for Business Christmas Parties, Banquets and Weddings ONLY.

For information about the availability of Hungry Jack Lodge for banquets, weddings and parties please call us at (218) 338-1566.

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EXCELLENT GROUSE HUNTING IN MINNESOTA

2009-09-02T09:59:00.002-05:00

Will the 2009 Minnesota Grouse Hunting season end up being a banner year in northeastern MN? All indications are that it well may be. Minnesota is often the nation's top ruffed grouse producing state. Average yearly statistics have 115,000 ruffed grouser hunters harvesting 545,000 ruffed grouse, the state's mostpopular game bird.

Results of the 2009 grouse drum counting survey, conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, indicated an increase of 44% in the NE portion of MN, compared to figures for the same area that were compiled in 2008. That being said, the MN grouse season, which opens on September 19th may very well end up being the best grouse hunting season in reecent years.

The Gunflint Trail and portions of the BWCAW in northeastern MN, where Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground is located has a long history of being one of the best grouse hunting areas in the United States. Small to medium sized Aspen trees, which are a favorite habitat for ruffed grouse, are in great quantity in NE Minnesota. The NE survey region of MN is the heaviest ruffed grouse populated area of MN and the Gunflint Trail and adjoining portions of the eastern BWCAW are prime areas within that NE region of Minnesota for ruffed grouse hunting.

Grouse hunting in Minnesota is open to residents and non-residents and requires a small game license. MN Small Game Hunting Licenses are available for purchase at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground, as are fishing licenses for both MN residents and non-residents of Minnesota.

Being "mid-trail" on the Gunflint Trail, Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground is in what could probably be considered one of the best spots in northeastern MN (and the United States) to hunt ruffed grouse. During the fall Grouse Hunting season, cabin rental guests at our lakefront resort are almost without exception, treated to some of the best ruffed grouse hunting that they have ever experienced anywhere. Many of the ruffed grouse hunters that stay in our northern Minnesota rental cottages or log cabins have been coming to Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground repeatedly for years. In addition to our Gunflint Trail rental cabins and cottages, the full service campground at Hungry Jack Lodge in northeastern MN provides excellent services for Minnesota grouse hunters.

For more information about our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN hunting & fishing resort go to the Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground website at www.hungryjacklodge.com. There you will find information about our Gunflint Trail lakeside rental cabins, cabin rental rates and informastion about our full service Minnesota RV and tent campground. Photos, videos and photo slideshows of our facilites and activites are abundant on the Hungry Jack Lodge website so that you can see exactly what we have to offer families, fishermen and hunters. Why "take a chance" and end up at some place that ends up being much less than you expected or wanted.

Online MN lakefront cabin rental reservations are available from the Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground website. (Sorry - Campground reservations must be made by telephone.) Or, if you prefer to make your lakefront cabin rental reeservation by telephone you can do so by calling us at (800) 388-1566. We'll be glad to answer any question you may have and help you have the best ruffed grouse hunting trip that you've ever had.

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MINNESOTA BEAR HUNTING

2009-08-27T10:18:00.005-05:00

MN Black Bear hunting season is set to open just a few days from now on September 1st. Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground is located in Bear Hunt Permit Area 31. Thought we are in Area 31, the eastern portion of Bear Hunt Permit Area 22 (BWCAW) is relatively close to our lakeside resort to the east, west and south.

Due to the fact that our location on the Gunflint Trail is in a very sparsely populated portion of Bear Hunt Permit Area 31, there is very little bear hunting pressure. This normally insures a higher success ratio for bear hunters than in the more southern portions of Bear Permit Area 31. Additionally, the vast majority of land in the northern portion of Bear Permit Area 31, where we are located, is mostly State and Federal property. That being the case, there is less of a problem with your ending up trespassing on private property.

In addition, Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground is very often used as a “base camp” by bear hunters who have permits for Bear Permit Area 22 (BWCAW). This is due to the fact that our Gunflint Trail location offers such easy access to the eastern portions of Permit Area 22. Because Area 22 is totally within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), no motorized vehicles are allowed in Bear Permit Area 22.

Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground is about a half a mile outside of Permit Area 22, making it an ideal place bear hunters with permits for Bear Hunt Permit Area 22 to stay in lakeside cabins or to camp out of their travel trailers or motor homes.

The campground at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground offers electric and water hook-ups for RV’s and excellent tent camping too. We of course have a no charge, central shower house and washroom for campers. Plus, free campfire wood is always available for campers staying at our secluded lakeside campground on the Gunflint Trail.

For more information about our lakeside cabin rentals and our Gunflint Trail Campground please call us at (800) 388-1566. Or visit our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ for more information and rates. Online reservations can be made for our lakeside cottages and log cabin rentals at our website. Sorry, reservations for campsites are NOT available online and must be made by telephone (800) 388-1566.

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NORTHERN MN - GUNFLINT TRAIL LODGE NEARS COMPLETION

2009-07-23T10:12:00.005-05:00

The new log Lodge at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground on the Gunflint Trail is nearing completion and hopefully will be opening around the end of August. We’re down to the finishing touches on our northern Minnesota lodge, but it seems that there are still a million things that need to be completed before we open. We do not want to open the new log Lodge at Hungry Jack until such time as EVERYTHING is completed.

We’re down to finishing the hardwood floors, laying carpet, installing our beer tappers (yes – we will now have beer on tap) and a lot of new equipment set up. We would also like to have the finish of the exterior logs sealed and finish by the time we open.

Several people have commented that in their opinions the new log Lodge at our northern MN resort is on track for being the nicest lodge at any resort on the Gunflint Trail. In fact, some people have said that in their opinion the new log lodge will end up being the nicest structure not just on the Gunflint Trail but in all of Grand Marais and Cook County, Minnesota. We of course hope that they are right. We put a lot thought into what we wanted the new lodge to be like and of course countless hours back breaking work.

FISHING AT OUR GUNFLINT TRAIL FAMILY & FISHING RESORT
The weather at our northern MN resort has been somewhat cooler than usual for July which has made fishing better than normal. Most years, when temperatures are higher, the fish tend to be less active. But, because of our cooler weather fish have remained more aggressive than normal for July.

LAKESIDE CABIN RENTALS AT OUR MN VACATION RESORT
We still have some lakefront cottage and log cabins available for rent the last week of July and though out August. Take a look at our Deluxe Lakefront Cabin Rental page , and the various pages of our Premium Lakeside Cabins to find a cabin, log cabin or cottage that fits your needs.

Keep in mind that our Deer Executive Log Lodge is the largest resort rental cabin on the Gunflint Trail and can sleep up to 20 people. Deer log cabin is great for a family re-union, company retreat or other gathering of a large number of people in the north woods of MN.

Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground offers online cabin rental reservations from our website for all of our lakefront cabins and cottages. Online MN Lakefront Cabin Reservations. Visit the Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground website for more information about our unique Gunflint Trail, northern MN lakeside resort, located near Grand Marais, MN. Or, feel free to call us at 800-338-1566 for more information and for camping reservations.

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MINNESOTA TROPHY WALLEYE FISHING

2009-06-15T09:59:00.028-05:00

TROPHY WALLEYE FROM HUNGRY JACK LAKE

As you can see below, Hungry Jack Lake continues to be the hotspot for fishing along the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota. Though smallmouth bass and walleye fishing on Hungry Jack Lake have consistently been very good from year to year, 2009 is proving to be an exceptionally good year for fishermen. A higher than normal amount of large and trophy class fish have been caught this year on Hungry Jack Lake, near the BWCAW on the Gunflint Trail.

Todd Peterson of Edina, MN, who owns a summer home on Hungry Jack Lake, caught a 30” walleye that weighed 10 pound on Hungry Jack Lake the evening of June 13th.

Todd was so proud of the trophy class walleye that he caught on our northern Minnesota lake that he brought it to our family fishing resort to show it off. Todd told us that he used a large sucker minnow and bobber to catch the monster walleye, but would not disclose the location on Hungry Jack Lake where he caught this beautiful walleye.

After showing off his walleye, Todd released the fish at the main dock at our northern MN family fishing resort. Because the majority of people who fish on Hungry Jack Lake release most of the exception walleye, smallmouth bass and northern pike that they catch back into the lake, Hungry Jack Lake just keeps getting better and better. As each year goes by the number of trophy walleye and smallmouth bass caught on Hungry Jack Lake is increasing.

In as much as Todd won’t let you stay with him, in his Hungry Jack Lake summer home, we recommend that you rent one of the lakefront cabins, log cabins or cottages available at our family fishing resort on Hungry Jack Lake, if you want to experience some spectacular northern MN fishing.

GUNFLINT TRAIL AND BWCA RENTAL CABINS AND COTTAGES
Unlike many resorts on the Gunflint Trail, all of the rental cabins and cottages at our Minnesota lakeside family resort are actually on the lake. Each of the rental cabins at our fishing resort has its’ own private dock, deck, grill and much more. Our northern MN fishing resort also has a wooded 14 site lake access campground with water, electric hook-up and central shower house/washrooms.

Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground is just outside the eastern Boundary Waters Canoe Area, in an area that is a virtual patchwork of lakes. Access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCAW) requires only one very short portage from Hungry Jack Lake. Being adjacent to the BWCA allows guests at our northern Minnesota family resort to take easy fishing and canoeing day trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

To find out more about Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground on the Gunflint Trail, near Grand Marais Minnesota visit our website at www.hungryjacklodge.com. Lakefront cabin, log cabin and cottage rental online reservations can be made from the Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground website.

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FAMILY FISHING RESORT MONSTERS

2009-06-05T15:13:00.009-05:00

You know how a lot of fast-food restaurants ask if you want to “super size” your order? Well, at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground family fishing resort on the Gunflint Trail, in northern Minnesota we don’t bother to ask. We just super size your fish automatically without asking.

If you want to get in on some great MN north woods fishing it’s time to hang up your “Gone Fishing” sign and head to Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground for a family or fishing vacation. The MN fishing season opener week was cold but got off to a great start for those that braved the elements. Our weather has warmed since the opening week of fishing season and the fish are very aggressive. Almost everyone is doing great and bringing in some really nice sized fish.

The northern pike, walleye and small mouth bass in Hungry Jack Lake are all co-operating and giving everyone a memorable MN fishing vacation trip. In fact, Pat Kochendorfer from Richmond, WI had such good luck the first week of fishing season that he has come back. The first 3 photos in this blog posting are a few of the many fish that he and his party have caught during the past week. Pat has used leeches with a bobber to catch most of his fish.

Though Pat Kochendorfer and his fishing party do not use a fishing guide, Hungry Jack Lodge does have Gunflint Trail fishing guide service. Our experienced guide grew up in the area and can put you on the fish no matter what species you want to fish for in the Boundary Waters or Gunflint Trail area..

GUNFLINT TRAIL VACATION RESORT

Our northern MN family fishing resort has everything you need for an enjoyable vacation. Lakefront cabins, log cabins and cottage rentals plus a secluded campground with water and electric hook-up’s. Boats, motors and pontoon boats are available for rent during your vacation visit at our Gunflint Trail resort. In addition, we rent canoes so that you can easily go into the Boundary Water Canoe Area to fish or just spend a day sightseeing and paddling. Visit our website for more information about Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground. Online reservations are available from our website or feel free to call 1-800-338-1566 for more information or to make your reservation.

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MINNESOTA FISHING ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL

2009-05-22T11:13:00.025-05:00

A GREAT START TO THE MN FISHING SEASON
Fishing season at our northern Minnesota, Gunflint Trail fishing resort has gotten off to a really great start. As we had predicted, due to ice-out being a little later than normal on the Gunflint Trail this year fishing has been very productive, due to the fish being more aggressive than normal for this time of the year.

The Walleye and Northern's on Hungry Jack Lake have been very co-operative. Guests at our MN family fishing resort have had some very exciting fishing, as you can see from the photos shown below.

Among the fish that John Gulbranson caught during the first few days of fishing, while at our lakefront resort, were a couple of nice Walleye and a Northern (catch and release).

Ken Miller from Atlanta Georgia was fly fishing in his canoe
close to the shore on Hungry Jack Lake and landed this nice looking 24” Walleye. Then just a few minutes later he picked up a nice 32” Northern. (Caught and Released)

Pat Kochendorfer from Richmond, WI (a long time Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground customer) and his fishing buddy picked up 6 nice walleyes last night as well. The biggest one was about 24”. They were using leeches in an undisclosed location here on Hungry Jack Lake.

FAMILY VACATION RESORT LOG LODGE UPDATE
Work on the log lodge at our Gunflint Trail lakefront family vacation resort is progressing at a rapid rate. As each day goes by, our vision of having the the most modern, yet rustic, log lodge on the Gunflint Trail comes closer to reality. We feel than when the new main log lodge is completed at our Minnesota lakeside resort it will have the most attractive and best log lodge in northern MN. We are incorporating the latest, most modern features and amenities into our lakefront lodge and at the same time retaining a true north woods look and feel.

Because we do not want to open our new lakeside lodge until it totally and completely finished we have unfortunately had to push back the anticipated grand opening of the new main lodge until near the end of June. All of the services normally offered at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground are of course available, except for the food, bar and game room, which will be available when our new log lodge opens.

GUNFLINT TRAIL LAKESIDE CABIN RENTALS
Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground on the Gunflint Trail near Grand Marais, Minnesota has it all.

Lakefront cabin, log cabin and cottage rentals on Hungry Jack Lake. Pontoon boats, fishing boat, motor and canoes for rent. Rustic and modern camping in our northern Minnesota lakefront campground. Gunflint Trail fishing Guide service. BWCAW hiking and canoe day trips. BWCAW fishing. Sauna. Sand swimming beach. Children's playground.

There's something for everyone at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground family vacation and fishing resort, no matter what your age is or what you like to do.

For your convenience, our MN resort offers online reservations. Just visit the Hungry Jack Lodge website to book your family or fishing vacation with your credit card. Or, call us at (800) 338-1566 with any questions that you may have or to make your reservations.

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MINNESOTA WALLEYE FISHING

2009-05-09T10:42:00.010-05:00

ICE OUT & BOATS IN FOR MN WALLEYE FISHING

The ice is totally out on Hungry Jack Lake. The fishing boats at our Minnesota family fishing resort are in the water and we expect a great begining to the opening of the MN walleye fishing season, which opened today May 9th.

We had been worried that ice would not be off of Hungry Jack Lake for the "opener" but weather on the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais, MN co-operated and we are good to go. Temperatures at our Gunflint Trail fishing resort are cool today with a high in the mid 40's expected. With the ice coming off of the lakes in the mid Gunflint Trail area of northern MN a little later than normal we expect that fishing will be great due to the fact that fish are normally very aggressive when ice-out first occurs.

We'll have to wait to see how the opening week of MN fishing goes, but at this point we expect fishing to be very exciting and good.

HUNGRY JACK'S NEW LOG LODGE CONSTRUCTION

Construction on the main log lodge building at our northern Minnesota resort is progressing at a good pace.

A neighbor of ours, from the other side of Hungry Jack Lake, sent us the photo shown on the left the other day. The photo shows a rainbow with its' bottom edge on the penninsula where the new lodge at our family fishing resort is being constructed. It's a little difficult to see, but just to the left of the rainbow base, nestled in the trees, you can see our new fishing resort lodge building.

Hopefully the rainbow will bring us luck in getting the new log lodge at our MN lakeside resort completed quickly. As work progresses on the new log lodge it becomes even more impressive than we had hoped for. When looking at the blueprints it was difficult to get a true idea of just how majestic and beautiful the log lodge would end up being.

MN LAKEFRONT FAMILY VACATION RESORT

We still have openings at our Minnesota lakefront family vacation resort but our lakeside log cabin rentals are filling up fast. Dates are filling in quickly, especially for the months of July and August. If you are planning a family or fishing vacation in the Gunflint Trail & BWCAW area we suggest that you make your reservations early to insure that a lakeside log cabin or cottage rental is available for your vacation dates.

Don't forget about our northern MN campground. If you and your family like to camp our campground is great and offers full hook-ups. Our wooded campsites make a great "base camp" for canoeing day trips into the BWCAW.

Online reservations for our MN resort can be made from the Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground website. If you have questions about our Gunflint Trail lakeside resort or prefer to make your over the telephone, give as a call at (800) 338-1566.

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Minnesota Fishing Seasons – Gunflint Trail

2009-05-05T09:09:00.013-05:00

Minnesota walleye, lake trout, stream trout in lakes, sauger and northern pike seasons open on May 9th this year.

Usually the opening date for Minnesota walleye fishing is busy at our northern MN fishing resort, located on the Gunflint Trail in northern MN. Walleye fishing on Hungry Jack Lake and the adjacent lakes both inside and outside of the BWCAW is normally very productive as fishermen take advantage of the ravenous appetites that walleye and other fish have after a long winter under the ice.

Though the opening date for walleye season in MN will officially open on 5/9/09, people who normally fish for walleye on Hungry Jack Lake and other lakes in the Gunflint Trail area during the week of the walleye opener MAY be greeted with ice and be delayed until ice is off of the lake. We are anticipating that the ice will be out either this weekend or early next week. (Between 5/9 and 5/14) That is the best that we can guess.

Earlier than normal severe cold produced ice that was thicker than usual. In addition, we had higher than normal snow fall amounts in the Gunflint Trail & eastern BWCAW areas of northern Minnesota during the 2008/2009 winter season. The eastern BWCA and Gunflint Trail areas also received some fairly heavy snows in late winter and early spring which further insulated the ice and has slowed the thawing of lake ice. As a result of “ice out” being later normal in northern Minnesota’s Gunflint Trail and eastern BWCA regions, fishing for walleye during the week of the MN opener at our Gunflint Trail fishing resort can possibly be delayed by a week.

Fishermen who look forward to coming to our northern MN fishing resort for the walleye “opener” are no doubt disappointed by the possible delay, but there is an upside to the late thaw and ice out. In years past we have found that when the ice comes off of Hungry Jack Lake late, walleye and other fish are even more hungry and aggressive than when ice is out earlier. Though lake ice thawing will possibly be delayed by a week, when the ice does come out we feel that fishing at our Gunflint Trail fishing resort will be even more exciting and productive than normal.

MN LARGEMOUTH BASS & SMALLMOUTH BASS FISHING
The MN Smallmouth Bass & Largemouth Bass fishing seasons opens on May 23rd, 2009.

Hungry Jack Lake is a Minnesota DNR managed smallmouth bass trophy lake. Guests of our MN family fishing resort will generally catch smallmouth bass that are larger than what is normally caught in similar northern Minnesota, Gunflint Trail and eastern BWCAW lakes.

If you combine the fact that Hungry Jack Lake is a managed smallmouth bass trophy lake and the fact that the ice will be out late this year, your best bet for exciting MN smallmouth bass fishing is Hungry Jack Lodge fishing resort on the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.

MN FISHING RESORT LAKSIDE CABINS
It's not too late to make reservations for opening week of the Minnesota fishing season. Hungry Jack Lodge fishing resort in northern Minnesota has lakeside cabins available for rent during the opening weeks of the MN fishing seasons. Each of our lakefront cabins and cottages has its’ own dock. MN fishing licenses plus boat and motor rentals are, of course, available at Hungry Jack Lodge fishing resort on the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota.

For more information about our family fishing resort visit the Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground website. Lakefront cabin reservations are available online from our website. Or, if you prefer you can call our fishing resort to make your lakeside cabin reservations at 1-800-338-1566.

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MN - Gunflint Trail Lakeside Resort Lodge Construction

2009-04-08T08:40:00.011-05:00

Most of you that read the Hungry Jack Lodge Lakefront Family Vacation blog know that the main lodge building at our Gunflint Trail resort was totally destroyed by fire in March, 2008. The ensuing Fire Investigation, demolition of the old lodge, state & local building and site approvals took many months before we could actually start construction of our new Hungry Jack Lake lakefront lodge.

It was not until after Labor Day of 2008 that the actual construction of our new lodge began. Due to material supply problems and an earlier than normal severe winter we didn’t get the new lodge enclosed until the end of January 2009.

11/4/2008 Photo

Our weather has now improved to the point of being bearable and our new lakefront log lodge is totally enclosed. If the weather is too bad we can work inside and wait for nicer days to do the remaining outside work. Currently, almost all of the siding and trim is done on the outside of the lodge. All of the plumbing and electrical is roughed in. We are finally starting to insulate and put the paneling up inside.

3/29/09 Photo

When the new lodge at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground is completed it will be the most up-to-date and probably most impressive resort lodge on the Gunflint Trail. The “Loggers Lounge” on the lower level will of course have a fireplace and be considerably larger and less constricted. The main level of our new lakeside lodge will boast a larger dining room, a large casual sitting area with fireplace, a more efficient and less crowded office & check-in area and a new & better organized gift shop.

Our kitchen, as before, will also be on the main level of the new lodge. The kitchen will have the latest in food preparation equipment. With more efficient kitchen equipment and a larger dining area we will be able to accommodate larger private lakefront banquets and gathering than we had in the past. Once our new lodge is open we will again be serving our all-you-can-eat, family style dinners, that had been a favorite with both guests and local residents.

The anticipated date of completion of the new Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN log lodge at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground is early June 2009. So, when June rolls around, stop by and have a look a look at our new lakefront lodge. Quench your thirst in our “Loggers Lounge”. Or, make a dinner reservation for one of the “all-you-can-eat” dinners that we have become famous for.

Late Season MN Snowmobiling

2009-03-12T08:34:00.007-05:00

Gunflint Trail Late Season Snowmobiling
Winter is back on the Gunflint Trail area of northern Minnesota and it's back in full force. We received about 8" to 10"+ of new snow last night. We never know what mother nature will give us, but this may well be one of the last times that you'll be able to get in some good snowmobiling during the 2008-2009 sowmobiling season. If you want to get in one last great week or week-end of sledding in before the MN snowmobiling season is over we urge you to call and make a reservation for one of our Grand Marais, MN winter cabin rentals.

Our Resort Caters To Snowmobilers
Our snowmobiling resort, on the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota is the only resort along the Gunflint Trail, near Grand Marais, MN that caters specifically to snowmobilers. In addition to our winter cabin rentals, we also have snowmobile rentals available, in case someone in your group or family doesn't have a snowmobile of their own to ride.

Special Gunflint Trail Winter Cabin Rentals Rates
We currently have "special" winter cabin rental rates in effect until 4/1/09. You can save up to 44% off our normal pricing on all of our MN winter cabins and log cabins. See our winter cabin rentals specials. This is the 1st time that Hungry Jack lodge has ever offerred special pricing on our cabins and log cabins during the snowmobiling season. We urge you to take advantage of this rare opportunity to experience some of the best snowmobiling in the midwest at our northern Minnesota snowmobiling resort.

More Gunflint Trail Winter Resort Info
Information about our winter cabins and log cabins can be found on the Winter Cabin Rentals page of the Hungry Jack Lodge website. If you want more info about renting a snowmobile, check out our MN Snowmobile & Winter Activities page.

You can reserve a winter cabin rental at our snowmobiling resort online from the Hungry Jack Lodge website. Or, you can call us with your cabin and snowmobile rentals dates at (800) 338-1566.

Winter Cabin Rentals & Snowmobile Report

2009-02-02T08:41:00.007-06:00

Grand Marais MN & Gunflint Trail Snowmobile Trail Report
1/29/08 --- Well we have not had much new snow in the last week. We have received a couple of light dustings maybe an inch or 2 here and there. The snowmobile trails are in absolutely great shape the best I have seen for some time. I put on about 120 miles last Sunday and all of the trails I rode on were groomed perfect. I did do some off trail riding and I would say we have a pretty solid 28”-30” base with a little more snow the closer you get to Lake Superior.

Rental snowmobiles at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN winter resort have been getting booked quickly. As a result, if you need to rent a snowmobile during your winter vacation we suggest calling early to insure that a rental snowmobile is available for you during your snowmobile vacation.

Low Cost MN Winter Cabin & Log Cabin Rentals
We are making every effort to make it affordable for you, your group or your family to enjoy a winter vacation at our family resort. Hungry Jack Lodge on the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota is offering savings of 25% to 44% on winter cabin and log cabin rentals at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais winter resort. Winter cabin rental prices for a winter family vacation or week-end get-away at our snowmobile resort have never been lower. See the "Specials" page of our website for more details about the many winter cabin and log cabin special pricing options that will remain in effect until 4/1/2009.

Hungry Jack Lodge is the only winter resort on the Gunflint Trail in northern Minnesota that caters primarily to snowmobilers and those that love ice fishing. Though people that are snowmobilers and ice fishing make up the majority of our winter cabin rental clients there are plenty of other winter activities available at our winter resort. Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, sleigh rides, dog sled rides and more can all be arranged by our staff for your winter enjoyment while you are a cabin rental guest at our Minnesota winter resort.

New Lodge Construction At Our Lakeside Family Resort
Construction of the new lodge at our Minnesota lakefront family resort has been somewhat slow due to the cold temperatures and snow but we are very near to having the main lodge at our lakeside resort closed in. Some roof shingles and windows are in, which means that we will soon be able to heat the main level of our lake view lodge and begin working on the electrical and plumbing systems.

As work progresses we are pleased with the fact that the main lodge at our MN lakefront family resort will be even more impressive than what we had hoped for or envisioned. Looking at the architectural plans just didn't give any of us a true idea of just how impressive our new lakefront resort lodge would be.

It won't be long before the main lodge at our Gunflint Trail lakeside resort will again be offering meals, hosting banquets and be a place for someone to enjoy their favorite beverages in our Loggers Lounge.

More Info About Our MN Lakefront Family Resort
For more information about our lakeside cabins, log cabins and cottages at our family resort located on the Gunflint Trail in northern MN please visit our website. http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ Be sure to see the Specials page of our website for special pricing on winter cabins and log cabins. Winter cabin reservations are available online from our website or you can call (800) 338-1566 to reserve your MN winter cabin or to book a snowmobile rental.

Low Cost MN Winter Log Cabin Rentals

2009-01-19T11:18:00.008-06:00

MN SNOWMOBILE RESORT

WINTER CABIN & LOG CABIN RENTAL SPECIALS

Our Gunflint Trail family winter resort cabin, log cabin and cottage rental prices have been reduced up to 44%. We urge you to take advantage of the current special pricing at out Grand Marais, MN resort as soon as possible. The special prices on our Gunflint Trail winter cabins may be withdrawn at any time.
MN WINTER ACTIVITIES
Take advantage of all of the winter activities that the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail areas of MN has to offer. Snowmobiling, ice fishing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and more are at your back door when you stay at our northern Minnesota family winter resort. Take a horse drawn winter sleigh ride, or experience a dog sled ride. If you like downhill skiing we are a short drive to Lutsen Ski Mountain. See the winter activities page of the Hungry Jack Lodge website for more details and information about the Minnesota winter activities that are available at our Gunflint Trail, Minnesota winter resort.

SNOWMOBILING RESORT
We are a resort that welcomes snowmobilers, so we of course rent snowmobiles. We just purchased 2 more new snowmobiles for our Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais snowmobile rental fleet. Check out out snowmobile rental page for pricing of out rental snowmobiles. Because we have a limited number of snowmobiles available for rent we suggest reserving your rental sled as early as possible.

We've made sure that taking a winter vacation or short get-away in a northern Minnesota cabin or log cabin doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg. Take a look at the following pages of our winter resort website for more information:

Gunflint Trail Winter Cabin & Log Cabin Rental Special Offers

MN Family Winter Resort Cabin Rentals

Grand Marais, MN & Gunflint Trail Snowmobile Rentals

Snowmobiling, Ice Fishing & MN Winter Activites

GUFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE CONDITIONS
We have had about 3" of new snow within the past couple of days bringing the amount of snow on the ground to between 24" and 30". Temperatures have been somewhat cold however we are expecting a little bit of a warming trend this week. Trails are being groomed on a regular basis.

Online reservations for your Minnesota winter get-away or vacation can be booked from the Hungry Jack Lodge website. Or, feel free to call us with your winter cabin or snowmobile rental reservations. (800) 338-1566 The "specials" for our winter cabin rentals may be withdrawn at any time so get your cabins reservations made as soon as possible.

Gunflint Trail, MN Snow Report

2009-01-06T10:05:00.006-06:00

GRAND MARAIS MINNESOTA AND GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE TRAIL CONDITIONS

Well we have been having a great snow winter thus far at our Minnesota winter resort on the Gunflint Trail. On Saturday night the Gunflint Trail received another 6”-8” of fresh snow and that was on top of the 4” - 5” two days prior. The snowmobile trails in the Grand Marais, and Gunflint Trail areas are starting to get groomed on a regular basis now. I went to the mailbox this morning and the snowmobile trail groomer was just heading out for the day.

Overall the snowmobile trails in the Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais, MN area are in the best shape I have seen this early in the winter vacation for some time. Cool temps are continued to be forecasted, so snowmobile trail conditions are maintaining quite well. They are forecasting more snow for northern MN towards the end of the week and it is snowing very lightly right now and the current temp is +5.

Below you will find a picture of the snow depth. The snow depth picture was hard to shoot due to all of the wind we have recently had but as you can see it shows 24” on the ground. I would say that 24" is the minimum of what we have with more closer to Lake Superior.

MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE RESORT LOG LODGE

Here's a photo of the latest construction progress on the new log lodge building at our northern Minnesota family winter resort. There had not been a lot of progress with the holidays and some extreme cold weather but we are getting back on track now. With all of the cold weather we have had, it has made the work environment tough but we are working through it.

NORTHERN MN WINTER RESORT CABINS & LOG CABINS FOR RENT

Dates for winter rental cabins and log cabins at Hungry Jack Lodge family resort are filing in, especially for week-end snowmobiling get-aways. If you are planning a snowmobile vacation at our winter resort we suggest that you book your winter cabin or log cabin rental soon, to insure that we have a log cabin or cottage available for you during your winter vacation dates.

GRAND MARIAS MN & GUNFLINT TRAIL SNOWMOBILE RENTALS

If someone in your party needs to rent a snowmobile for your northern MN winter vacation at our Gunflint Trail resort we suggest reserving a rental snowmobile as soon as possible. We have only 4 snowmobiles available for rent and they are sometimes all rented over the weekends. See the MN Winter Activities page of the Hungry Jack Lodge website for more information about Gunflint Trail snowmobile rentals.

Winter cabin rental reservations can be made online from our website: http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ Snowmobile rentals for the Gunflint Trail can be made by phone only. (800) 338-1566

Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail MN Snowmobile Report

2008-12-30T09:08:00.013-06:00

SNOWMOBILE TRAIL REPORT

We received a 2" to 3" blanket of fresh snow along the Gunflint Trail during the morning of December 29th. The snowmobile trails in the Grand Marais and Gunflint Trail areas are starting to get some traffic and the snowmobile club has been out grooming. The reports I have heard from people that have been out snowmobiling is that the snowmobile trails are in pretty great shape with a good base of snow to work with as they continue to groom.

The photo below, looking across Hungry Jack Lake, was taken on December 29th and shows the current snow conditions that our winter cabin and log cabin rental customers are enjoying at our Minnesota snowmobiling resort during their winter get-away snowmobiling vacations.

LODGE BUILDING PROGRESS AT OUR MN LAKEFRONT RESORT

Work on the new lodge building at our Minnesota lakefront family resort was somewhat slow last week due to cold temperatures and the Christmas holiday.

Little by little we are getting close to having the main log lodge building closed in. The front deck on the lodge is being worked on while we await delivery of windows. In addition, there are a couple of window openings to finish before the arrival of the windows for our resorts lakeside log lodge building.

Visit the Winter Resort Cabins and Snowmobile Rentals page of our website to view cabin and log cabin availability at our Gunflint Trail resort for your MN snowmobiling vacation. Online cabin and cottage reservations are available for our winter cabins and cottages or you can call in your reservation using our toll free number (800) 338-1566.

Gunflint Trail - Grand Marais MN Snow and Snowmobiling Report

2008-12-14T10:43:00.007-06:00

Winter has arrived at Hungry Jack Lodge winter resort on the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais, Minnesota. As you can see in the pictures that I took yesterday morning. We currently have around 8” of snow on the ground. We did receive about 3” of snow earlier this week here at Gunflint Trail winter resort. I do know that Grand Marais received about 4”+ Friday night. We are expecting to get more snow this weekend I will send out a report once the conditions change.

The snowmobile club has been out working on the trails to get them ready for the upcoming season. No grooming has started yet but if we get more snow we anticipate the trails will be started to be groomed, again I will let you know when this happens. We have a good solid 8”+ of ice here on Hungry Jack Lake. I have not had a chance to go out and drill another hole to see what the current conditions are.

If you would like to be added to the snow report email list visit our winter resort website http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ to sign up to receive free MN snow report emails. I will send out the next Gunflint Trail email snow report once the conditions change.

Snowmobile Resort Winter Cabin, Log Cabin & Cottage Rentals on the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais, Minnesota

Our winter resort rental cabins and log cabins are filling up quickly. If you plan on coming up to the Gunflint Trail or Grand Marais, MN for a snowmobile vacation of winter get-away we suggest that you make your winter cabin rental reservations very soon, to insure that a winter cabin is available for the winter vacation dates that you want.

Advance reservations are also suggested for Gunflint Trail & Grand Marais, MN snowmobile rentals.

Lakeside Vacation Lodge Contruction

Construction of the new lodge building at our Gunflint Trail lakeside family vacation resort in northern Minnesota continues. Snow and cold weather makes progress a little slow, but as you can see by the photo below, we have approximtely 60% of the roof completed.

Visit http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ for more information about our MN winter resort, Gunflint Trail winter cabins for rent, snowmobiling vacations and Gunflint Trail / Grand Marais snowmobile rentals.

New Main Lodge Building at Hungry Jack Lodge on the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota

2008-12-06T12:51:00.013-06:00

Our Minnesota winter resort on the Gunflint Trail is blanketed with snow and it won't be long before the winter snowmobiling vacation season starts. Work is progressing on our new lodge building while we await our first snowmobile and ice fishing winter rental cabin guests.

Initially there were delays in starting construction due to awaiting permits and the like. And, there were instances of having to wait for materials that did not get delivered on time.

But, as you can see above, the walls are now erected on the new Hungry Jack Resort log lodge and the roof framing is partially complete. Fall rain and now snow & cold weather has caused construction to be somewhat slow but we have not stopped and are working as quickly as we can to get our Gunflint Trail resort log lodge building completed as soon as we can.

When completed, some time around the middle of April 2009, the new log lodge at our Gunflint Trail, Grand Marais, MN lakeside family resort will have all of the latest, up-to-date conveniences and ammenities available.

The lower level willl again house our famous "Loggers Lounge", with more room than it previous had. There will be a larger bar, more tables and a larger pool table and recreation area along with a stone fireplace.

The main-entrance level will again be be where our dining room and office will be located along with a new gift shop area and a relaxing "sitting area" complete with a cozy fireplace. The center section of the main level will be open to a two story high roof/ceiling.

Be sure to make your family vacation reservations for our northern MN lakeside cabins, log cabins and cottages earlier than normal for 2009. We anticipate that bookings at our Gunflint Trail resort will fill up faster than normal due to the many great new features and amenities.

In addition, our MN winter cabins, log cabins and cottage rentals are filling up quickly. If you are planning a winter get-away or snowmobiling vacation at our winter resort on the Gunflint Trail we suggest that you make your winter cabin reservations now.

Minnesota Winter Cabin Rentals Snowmobile Rentals and Gunflint Trail Snow Reports

2008-11-08T09:12:00.009-06:00

WINTER IS QUICKLY APPROACHING
DON'T DELAY IN MAKING YOUR WINTER CABIN

AND SNOWMOBILE RENTAL RESERVATIONS

Winter cabin rentals at Hungry Jack Lodge resort during the winter vacation and Minnesot a snowmobiling season are starting to fill up. Be sure to make your reservations to rent a winter cabin on the Gunflint Trail at our Minnesota winter resort soon to insure that the dates you would like to stay at Hungry Jack Lodge resort are available. We suggest that you view our winter cabin rental availablity and book online as soon as you know the dates that you would like to come to Hungry Jack Lodge. View Cabin Availablity

Snowmobile rentals are available at Hungry Jack Lodge resort during the winter months, however they do get booked fairly fast. So, if your family or snowmobiling group are coming to Hungry Jack Lodge or the Grand Marais area and are in need of a rental snowmobile for someone during your winter vacation get-away, we suggest that you book your snowmobile rental as early as possible. Snowmobile rental info and photos of our snowmobile rental fleet can be found on the rental page and the snowmobile rentals page of our website.

We have added a new Winter Cabin Rentals page to the Hungry Jack Lodge resort website. The new winter cabins rental page has the latest cabin and log cabin winter rental information and prices for our Gunflint Trail, MN winter resort. Click to see Winter Cabin Rentals

If you were on our Gunflint Trail/Hungry Jack Lodge Snow Report email list list prior to our March 2008 fire you must sign up for email snow reports again. The fire of 3/2008 resulted in the loss of our computer and of course our email Gunflint Trail Snow Report mailing list. Sign up for Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais, MN area snow reports.

It is uncertain at this point in time, however, we MAY eliminate our email snow reports and instead post Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais, MN snow conditions on this Blog page. If the snow report email mailing list is abandoned you will be notified if you are on that email newsletter list.

Visit our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/ for more information about Hungry Jack Lodge, on the Gunflint Trail in Grand Marais Minnesota.

Information about Gunflint Trail winter activities can be found on our MN Winter Activities page.

Winter cabin and log cabin rental information can be found on our Winter Cabin Rentals page.

Snowmobile rental information for the Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais, MN area can be found on our Snowmobile Rentals page.

If you just can't find the information that you're looking for on our website and still have questions about renting a winter cabin, renting a snowmobile or about snowmobiling in the Gunflint Trail and Grand Marais areas of Minnesota please give us a call. Local phone - (218) 388-2265 or out of area phone (800) 338-1566. We'll do all we can to help make your Minnesota winter vacation a memorable experience.

THINK SNOW ! !

A Great Week of Fishing.

2008-08-25T17:38:00.002-05:00

Take a look at the success that the Siwek family had during there stay here at Hungry Jack Lodge. The Siwek family has been staying here at Hungry Jack Lodge for many years and have experienced all kinds of fishing success. This year however they had extremely great luck at a lake and they would not disclose the name of for some great pan fish and Walleyes.

Congratulations on all of the nice fish that you caught. We look forward to seeing your family again next year.

A GREAT EVENING OF FISHING

2008-08-21T12:45:00.005-05:00

The Sanborn family of Chaska, MN had a great evening of fishing as you can see in the photos. All of these fish were caught with a slip bobber and a leech. The walleye that Gene caught was in about 25ft of water and it measured 28" weighing just under 8 lbs. Tracy's bass was 18" and Tim's bass was about 17".

The Sanborn family are long time returning customers here at Hungry Jack Lodge. The fishing has been very steady with lots of success from several different parties.

Please checkout out our website at wwww.hungryjacklodge.com.

Fundraiser a Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-21T12:39:00.002-05:00

HUNGRY JACK LODGE BENEFIT
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS

The “Pigina-polka” cook-out benefit held at Hungry Jack Lodge on Sunday, August 17, 2008 was a huge success. Forrest Parson and Ericka would like to thank everyone that attended and contributed to the event. Proceeds from the event will be of great help in reconstructing a new main lodge to replace the lodge that had been totally destroyed by fire in March of 2008.

The people that attended came from near and far. There were of course many people in attendance that have homes and cabins on Hungry Jack Lake. Business owners and people residing along the Gunflint Trail also were in great numbers as were people from Grand Marais, Lutsen and other towns along the Northshore. There were also people from Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and other midwestern states at the benefit cook-out.

Most of the people who attended came by car, however a few of the Hungry Jack Lake residents came by canoe and kayak. Overall attendance was greater that expected and exceeded the anticipation of the staff of Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground.

The BBQ baby back ribs and chicken were excellent. Baked beans, coleslaw (with crab meat added) topped off the menu. There were of course plenty of ice cold beverages available to quench the thirst.

In addition to the excellent food there were other activities. Horseshoes, bean bag toss were popular with those who attended. Smaller kids enjoyed swimming at the sand beach on the rather warm and sunny day. Free pontoon boat rides to the base of Honeymoon Bluff, at the east end of Hungry Jack Lake, were an especially great hit with those in attendance.

Again, we at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground would like to thank all that attended. Your participation and contributions are greatly appreciated.

As construction of our new lodge proceeds will attempt to keep everyone up-to-date on this blog and on the Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground website at www.hungryjacklodge.com.

Help Rebuild Hungry Jack Lodge!!!!!! Fundraiser Sunday August 17th

2008-08-04T12:13:00.005-05:00

Help Rebuild Hungry Jack Lodge with a Pig in a Polka!!
Come and enjoy an all you can eat southern BBQ! There will be Baby Back Ribs, Chicken, Beans and a Southern Slaw.
Other activities include: pontoon rides, horse shoes, corn hole, music, and more…
Invites are $15.00 a person. Get them now, call 218-388-2265.
All proceeds go to the rebuilding of Hungry Jack Lodge. Thank you for your support!

Please help us rebuild what
will be so very hard to replace .

If you cannot attend and would like to contribute to the Forrest Parson Fire Relief Fund please contact the Grand Marais State Bank at 218-387-2441 or by mail P.O. Box 100 Grand Marais MN, 55604. You can make donations by phone or mail. Donations are payable to the Forrest Parson Fire Relief Fund

Thank you in advance for all of your support, it is greatly appreciated.

ANOTHER GREAT DAY OF FISHING

2008-07-12T09:47:00.003-05:00

As you can see in the picture Bruce & Sue Nilsen(Sue not Pictured) had a great morning fishing here on Hungry Jack Lake. They ended up with 7 nice Walleyes to conclude there vacation here at Hungry Jack Lodge.

Bruce and his family are long time customers of Hungry Jack Lodge and have fished Hungry Jack Lake for many years. Bruce was trolling with a spinning rig tipped with a night crawler.

Congratulations Bruce on a nice catch of Walleyes. For more information on Hungry Jack Lodge remember www.hungryjacklodge.com

A New Beginning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-10T09:52:00.004-05:00

Good Morning All,

As you can see the final demo is complete and we are getting ready to start construction. I have been approved by the US Forest Service and Cook County. The last step is to get approval from the MN Dept of Health for the kitchen and bar areas. I am anticipating to start construction no later than the first part of Sept. if all goes well.

On another note the fish have been biting steady. I have had some fisherman who were catching some nice walleyes and bass this week. The weather has been nice lately but rather windy. We did recieve a pretty steady rain last night.

Please keep us in mind for MN Fishing resorts and check out our website at www.hungryjacklodge.com

27" Walleye on Hungry Jack Lake

2008-06-17T08:57:00.004-05:00

Carl Cabak of St. Paul caught this 27" Walleye on Mon. June 9th at 10:30 am on Hungry Jack Lake. Carl was out fishing one last time before he had to head back home. He was drifting with the wind use a Gulp Leech and a jig head. Congratulations Carl!!!

Smallmouth Bass are biting as well at our MN Fishing Resort.

www.hungryjacklodge.com

Nice fishing Ken !

2008-05-29T15:14:00.012-05:00

Ken from Atlanta Ga. had a good week fishing at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground during the week ending 5/24/2008.

He caught this 40" Northern right from our main dock at about 6:30 PM using a fly rod.

And then there was the 28" Walleye that he caught at our MN fishing resort too.

To learn more about fishing at Hungry Jack Lodge go to the Fishing page (http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/fishing.htm) of the Hungry Jack Lodge website at (http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/) We also have a free Hungry Jack Lake lake map that is available on our website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/lakemap.htm

Should you have any questions about our northern Minnesota fishing resort, the fishing possiblities on Hungry Jack Lake or MN lakefront cabin rentals at Hungry Jack Lodge & Campground don't hesitate to call us at 1-800-338-1566.

WELCOME TO THE HUNGRY JACK LODGE AND CAMPGROUND BLOG

2008-05-29T14:27:00.000-05:00

We will be using our new Blog page to keep everyone informed of the latest events at Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground.

Please be sure to visit the Hungry Jack Lodge website at http://www.hungryjacklodge.com/