Chik Wauk Lodge

Chik Wauk Lodge stands above Saganaga Lake near the northern end of the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters region. Built in 1933 by Swedish immigrant Edwin Nunstedt during a tourism boom, it served as the hub of a family-run resort, housing a store, office, restaurant, and lounge for guests in nearby cabins. The rustic rough-cut stone building remained largely unchanged as the area evolved from logging and mining ambitions to a recreation economy. After resort operations ended in 1978 and federal control followed, it was recognized in 2007 for representing the family-owned fishing resorts that once flourished here and has operated as a museum and nature center since 2010.

Minnesota · United States