Wildersmith on the Gunflint

Series produced by WTIP

Caption: Fred Smith
Fred Smith 

Fred Smith, a native Iowan who re-located to the wilderness of border country at the end of the century, writes about the happenings in the upper Gunflint territory in Northeastern Minnesota. Join Fred each week as he shares his perspective of life in the woods.

Wildersmith on the Gunflint produces weekly 3-5 minute features. The features are focused on life on the Gunflint Trail, but also have a wider appeal.


384 Pieces

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Silence is golden when you can catch a free performance from the wild. In this edition of Wildersmith Fred describes the natural symphony that the ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:23
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In this edition of Wildersmith Fred shares what makes July the month of the "half-way," moon marking mid-summer up the Trail and the run-down of In...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:04
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‘Spirit of wet’ and tales of trail wildlife traffic and potential blueberries in sight the events that find themselves up the Gunflint. In this edi...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:56
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A trip either up or down the byway on the Gunflint Trail is just splendid these days, as spring flowers are beginning to fade, the first splurge of...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
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Newborn deer, loons and bugs all make up early summer on the Gunflint Trail. In this edition of Wildersmith on the Gunflint, Fred paints a verbal p...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 04:44