Take a Kid Fishing in the BWCA
The MInnesota DNR provides a weekend of free fishing for Minnesotans 16 and older who wish to bring a child 15 and under fishing. No license is necessary June 5-7th so it’s a great opportunity to wet a line without …
Category: BWCA
Sunset on Saganaga
Love those Saganaga Sunsets and any time I get to see the sun set in the BWCA.
School is Almost Out for Summer
Two more days of school and the year will be over. The kids couldn’t be happier. The mom, the creature of habit mom, is a little bit apprehensive. The summer is filled with activities from concerts to camps and time …
80 Degree Day on the Gunflint Trail
Yesterday’s temperature soared up to 80 degrees and it was wonderful. I can’t remember a Memorial Weekend where we have had such beautiful weather. The lake has been calm, the sun shining and the temperature warm. An added bonus to …
What’s That You See Swimming?
Our guests have been having lots of wildlife sightings on their Boundary Waters canoe trips so far this season. It’s easy to recognize a moose standing on the shoreline or a bear climbing up a tree but when these animals …
Northern Lights in the Boundary Waters
Things are wonderful at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters and the end of the Gunflint Trail. We’ve got guests paddling the BWCA, fishing on Saganaga and enjoying area hiking trails and we have a wonderful summer crew to serve them. They have …
Memorial Weekend Forecast
I hope you are planning to visit the Gunflint Trail this weekend and of course us at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters too. The forecast looks like the best weather ever for Memorial Weekend. With sunshine, highs in the 70’s, very small …
Snow Day in May?
We received just a dusting of the white stuff on May 19th at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. It disappeared quickly as the temperature made it’s way into the 50’s. Most people camping in the Boundary Waters would rather not wake up …
Canoe Trip Plans
When are you paddling the Boundary Waters? I have a couple of trips I’m wanting to take this summer; one with my family and one with my son and his friend. Of course my son and his friend think they …
Go Canoeing
This article about getting kids to spend more time in the great outdoors saved the best for the last. They listed a bunch of different activities you can do with your kids and guess what the last suggestion was? Yep, …