Fires in the BWCA
It seems kind of strange that we are still experiencing high fire danger at this time of the year. Normally with the shorter days, longer nights, and heavy morning dew the fire danger is not a concern in September. However, …
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Running on the Gunflint Trail
This past weekend Voyageur was host to the Girl’s Cross-Country Running Team from Cathedral High School in St. Cloud, MN. For the last 5 or so years the team has driven up to Voyageur to spend a weekend at the …
Environment vs Convenience
I feel I do a pretty good job taking care of the earth. I’m sure there are ways to do even better but at Voyageur we recycle paper, glass, tin, cardboard, aluminum, plastic, printer cartridges, magazines, and bring any …
My Fishing Buddy
Josh is my little fishing buddy. The other day we decided to go on a fishing adventure and invited Abby along, but she didn’t want to come, so it was just the two of us. We hopped in the …
Lake Superior Kayak Trip
Amy Voytilla and Dave Freeman have set out to paddle around Lake Superior . It is a 1200-mile journey around the world’s largest freshwater lake that began in Grand Marais, MN. They are paddling in connection with The …
Support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Some of you know about my efforts to support the National Breast Cancer Research Foundation through the sales of my Pink Paddles. You can always go to my website to learn more about Pink Paddles and how to help …
Quetico Park Fire Ban
Due to the lack of rainfall in Ontario over the summer there is now a full fire ban in effect in the Quetico Park. No open fires of any kind will be allowed. The Cache Bay Ranger Station will …
Quetico Park Pictographs
Wouldn’t it be neat to be paddling along a rock cliff in the Quetico Park and discover a new pictograph? Michael Furtman describes doing just this in his book called, "Magic on the Rocks; canoe country pictographs." Pictographs are an …
August Weather Review
After listening to many people say how hot August was I decided to look into it. I found out that the average high temperature was 73.45 degrees, the average low was 53 degrees and the average temperature was 63.27 …
Robbed on a Canoe Trip
I never thought I would be writing about bandits on a canoe trail, yet here I am. On Friday, September 1st, around 4:00 PM a canoe party outfitted by Williams and Hall had their kevlar canoe and other items …