Some of you may remember the Hamm’s Beer Commercials with Sascha the bear and trainer Earl Hammond. What you may not know is many of the commercials were filmed at the end of the Gunflint Trail.
It’s difficult to get a dog to behave in a canoe so imagine getting a fully grown bear to ride around in a canoe. That is exactly what the red canoe hanging above the retail area in the taproom was used for. Sascha stood on the gunwales in the bow of the canoe as Earl motored at the stern.
Ralph and Bea Griffis, owners of Chik-Wauk Lodge at the end of the Gunflint Trail, hosted Earl and Sascha at the lodge during the filming of the commercials. The canoe hung in their lodge until 2000 when the USFS took over ownership of the property. We were good friends with the Griffis and when we had an opportunity to purchase the canoe we couldn’t pass it up. It hung in our lodge at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters until 2015 when we moved it to the taproom where more folks could enjoy it’s beauty.
Today you can visit Chik-Wauk during the summer months, it’s a great museum and nature center at the end of the Trail. If you’re up there, stop by Voyageur Canoe Outffiters and enjoy a Voyageur beer!
It’s November in the north woods and that means things are slowing down. In the spirit of slowing down we begin our winter hours the Monday after Halloween. For those of you who can’t remember our winter hours… We’re closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, open 3pm-9pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays,Continue Reading
It’s here! Polka music, pretzels, stein hold competition and of course our Festbier! Please join us for a wonderful time in Grand Marais, MN. Wednesday, September 27th *Canteen Club benefits apply* 5 – 8 pm Oktoberfest music – Polkarioty 5:00pm Tapping of Oktoberfest/Festbier 6:00pm Make your ownContinue Reading
Summer is in full swing at Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais, Minnesota. There is always something happening in the area whether it’s a race, art festival, blueberry picking contest or some other awesome event. This Saturday some of the Voyageur Brewing Company Crew will be in Duluth for theContinue Reading
Join us at Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais, Minnesota for yoga on the rooftop. Achieve serenity in the sunshine from 10:30-11:30am on July 22nd, August 12th and August 26th before treating yourself to food and a pint in the taproom. We have mats available or you can bring yourContinue Reading
As part of our June “Get Outdoors Month”, we are dedicating June 27th to the Superior Hiking Trail, our favorite 310+ mile trail that passes right through our backyard. This event will feature a group educational hike, a specialty beer for the Superior Hiking Trail Association, and a presentation aboutContinue Reading
There aren’t too many places I’d rather spend a summer solstice than on the rooftop of Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Maybe camping in the Boundary Waters would be better but then again without a cold pint of craft beer in ones hand it might only be aContinue Reading
We have a number of great activities planned at Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais. We hope you will sign up for our Voyage North 5k or 10k walk or run being held on Saturday, June 9th. You can register to participate online or sign up to volunteer. Volunteers areContinue Reading
The beer flows like water. We are in awe of the natural spaces we have in Cook County, Minnesota. As we are finally catching some glimpses of spring melt, we have started our waterfall gazing for the year. All of this flowing water led us back (as most things do) to thinkingContinue Reading
We hope you’ll visit Voyageur Brewing Company and take part in some of our fun events this April. The official National Lineman Appreciation Day is Wednesday, April 18th and we’re celebrating these hard-working folks. Linemen and anyone wearing a hard-hat will receive a free 9-ounce pour. These folks make sureContinue Reading
We’ve got some fun planned for March and we’d love to see you at Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais.Continue Reading