"I first came to Gunflint in 1927. At that time the access to thelodge was a narrow dirt road forty-five miles long. The resortconsisted of a main lodge and five small log cabins. The cabins werebuilt along the shore and housed our guests, who were all fishermen.The main lodge was divided into a store to accommodate the needs ofthe Indians and a dining room to provide meals for the fishermen. Thekitchen was located behind the dining room. Gas lamps and kerosenelanterns turned night into a hazy day in the lodge and cabins. Heatand cooking were dependent on wood." Justine Kerfoot from the forwardto The Gunflint Lodge Cookbook.

Above: Justine (center) cooking a shore lunch for guests inthe early 1930s.

Justine Kerfoot was born in 1906 in Barrington, Illinois, and hasbeen owner-operator of the Gunflint Lodge for 51 years. She haswritten a weekly column for the Cook County News-Herald since 1956and is the author of Womanof the Boundary Waters and several other books.