The most help I can offer is Trail Center. Frosted mugs, real malts, decent food and interesting atmosphere. The bar stools suck though so it only gets four stars. 

I looked at the website for (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links). Looks worthwhile to me if I had the time and someone to enjoy it with. I'm kind-of a softy for that sort of historic stuff tho.

Enjoy your trip!

I've stopped at GPNM a few times and always find it enjoyable. There is a nice short hiking trail from there that leads up to a nice overlook of Lake Superior. You can either poke around on your own or take the free guided tour of the Fort. The guided tour will give you a better feel for the history. I think it lasts an hour or so. I recommend it if you enjoy learning about the history of the fur trade era.

The Gunflint Trail offers many posibilities.  We have had good results using Way of the Wilderness Outfitters.  Bud and Mark Darling are the owners and they have nice bunk facilities and a small restaurant.  If you head across Sag, I would use their tow.  If you take the tow you can easily make it to Knife Lake and base camp there a few days.  Fishing is ok.  Good scenery going through Ottertrack.  Be sure to stop at Benny Ambrose's home site.  You could then loop back out through Seagull or go back the same way and have a tow meet you on Sag.  You would probably want to spend one night between Knife and the take out on Seagull. 

We like the Grand Portage Monument.  They have a new museum that contains a lot of Native American information.  This interests me as I have Native American ancestry.  A good all day trip from the monument is to take the boat to Isle Royal and back.  Grand Portage has a campground so you can camp.  The falls on the Pigeon River is also worth seeing.