Trail Center At Popular Lake

The trip up the Gunflint Trail from Grand Marais around dusk will almost certainly have you viewing a moose or 2 in the road. Once you traverse the 26 miles up the trail to the Center, the food is unpretentious and good. Remember the Flintstone ... more

The trip up the Gunflint Trail from Grand Marais around dusk will almost certainly have you viewing a moose or 2 in the road. Once you traverse the 26 miles up the trail to the Center, the food is unpretentious and good. Remember the Flintstone cartoon where they bring the dinosaur ribs to the car at the drive in and the car tips over, well that was filmed here on the Rib Special nite. Lots of food, the Jack Daniels steak is decnt for what it is. This place has lots of personality and is a fun place to eat. Grab a beer, sit outside in the summer and look at the lake while you wait for your table, or ride the snowmobile up and park in the winter and warm up and have a decent meal. On a Friday or Saturday at dinner plan on waiting half an hour, but the ride up there and the ride back to Grand Marais makes it a decent evening event in the North Woods experience. I highly recommend this place and make sure that I visit whenever I am spending a nite in the area. less