PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Ted Young- bct@boundarycountry.com Date: April 6, 2002
173 Little Ollie Rd
Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone: 218-388-4487/800-322-8327
New Gunflint Trail Bed and Breakfasts Open and Join Together in New Association
Grand Marais MN - Visitors to northeastern Minnesota's legendary Gunflint Trail now have new choices for overnight lodging and a new way to learn more about them. Three bed and breakfast inns opened on the Gunflint this past year Moosehorn Bed and Breakfast, Old Northwoods Lodge, and Poplar Creek Guesthouse. They have joined with Clearwater Historic Lodge and are collectively known as Bed & Breakfasts and Historic Inns of the Gunflint Trail. To reach potential guests with more information about the accommodations and special offers, the association has launched a new web site at www.gunflintbb.com
"We all felt there was a void in lodging for the visitor who wanted to spend just a night or two on the Gunflint Trail; most lodging on the Trail has been traditionally reserved for week long stays" explained Gale Quistad, owner of Old Northwoods Lodge. "So we got together to address this need with a variety of comfortable overnight and weekend accommodations that we offer."
Among the members, there are a total of ten bed and breakfast rooms and four housekeeping suites. Amenities vary from inn to inn and include in-room whirlpools, fireplaces, decks overlooking lakes; décor spans the gamut from historic diamond willow furnishings to Mission-style décor and from Victorian antiques to cozy north woods charm. Every overnight stay includes a hardy breakfast served with a helping of Gunflint Trail hospitality.
Another feature found on the bed and breakfast group's new web site is information on event specials offered for this spring's Boreal Birding Days and next fall's Moose Festival along with exciting and new Inn to Inn- Skiing, Canoeing and Mountain Biking programs. Go to www.gunflintbb.com/packages.html for additional information..