Events at Chik-Wauk Museum
Date: August 10, 2025
Time: 12:00 am
Location: Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center
Event Description
Chik-Wauk Museum is open 10am-5pm, May 24 – October 19
Admission is $6 adults, $3 children 5-18, discount to seniors and military, free to Gunflint HIstoical Society members
Sunday Speakers
2-3pm, family-friendly, free-of-charge
June 22 :: Al Trippel – The Geology of Cook County
June 29 :: Adam Linquist – Teddy Roosevelt, The Wilderness Warrior
July 6 :: Sam Guida – Galls, Burls & Brooms
July 13 :: Maddy Nistler :: All About Loons
July 20 :: Tia Parks :: Invasive Terrestial Plants on the Gunflint Trail
July 27 :: Lee Frelich – 400 Years of Fire and wind in the BWCAW
** July 29 :: Tuesday 2-3pm, Katie-Lyn Puffer – Monarchs and More
August 10 :: Seth Morre – Indigenous Co-Stewardship of Moose
August 24 :: Mark Ellis – Loon Photography and Stories
August 31 :: Special Event,2-4pm, Old Fashioned Pie & Ice Cream Social (fundraiser)
Monday Nature Presentations
2-3pm, family-friendly, free-of-charge
June 23 :: Interaction between Moose & Wolves
June 30 :: Loons
July 7 :: Wolves
July 14 :: Glaciers
July 21 :: Moose
July 28 :: Loons
August 4 :: wolves
August 11 :: Glaciers
August 18 :: Moose
Tuesday Kid Days
11am-4pm, a fantastic lineup of hands-on activities that celebrate the unique history and nature of the Gunflint Trail, June 24 – August 19
Thursday Dark Sky Pano Shows
3-4pm, July 17 – August 14, view the night sky and travel the cosmos from inside Chik-Wauk. Show times are at 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Programs last 20 minutes.
Friday Guided Hikes
2-3pm, rain or shine, explore the flora and fauna of the Northwoods at Chik-Wayk, free and family-friendly
June 20 :: Useful Plants
June 27 :: Fire History & Ecology
July 4 :: Lichen
July 11 :: Historic Chik-Wauk Lodge
July 18 :: Useful Plants
July 25 :: Geology
August 1 :: Lichen
August 8 :: Historic Chik-Wauk Lodge
August 15 :: Fire History & Ecology
Saturday Speakers and Special Events
August 16 :: 6:30-10:30pm :: Dark Sky Caravan
annual event held on the darkest nights of summer, Star Party begins with a campfire, S’mores, and activities
September 6 :: 2-3pm :: Ryan Pennesi – Conservation & Camera
September 13 :: 2-3pm :: Martin Kubik – Backpacking Trails in the BWCAW
September 20 :: 2-3pm :: David Hakensen – Helen Hoover on the Gunflint Trail
September 27 :: Erik Simula – Arrowhead Journey
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