Chaco vs. Teva
One debate I have with a friend is about wearing sandals on a canoe trip. He is the king of $12.00 Red Ball black rubber boots that you can buy at any Holiday Gas Station in Minnesota. I have never …
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BWCA Footwear
Everyone asks us what type of footwear they should have for their canoe trip. Like most of the other questions we get asked there isn’t one right answer. The type of canoe you are paddling will make a difference to …
Timberwolf on the Trail
The other night we were driving home from town and saw a Timberwolf alongside the Gunflint Trail. Although there are many wolves in the area we normally don’t get the opportunity to see them, especially during the summertime. This wolf …
Fire Near the BWCA
We have had a little bit of rain over the past week. This is a good thing since the forest was getting dry and the fire danger was getting high. A fire started just outside of the Boundary Waters near Lima …
Voyageur Specials
We have a page on our website at Voyageur designed just for web only specials. You can check back to this page for last minute openings as well as any deals we may be running during a specific time period. …
Granite Gear Packs
I have to admit it. We have great equipment. I am so proud to outfit groups into the BWCA or Quetico because I know our gear is the best. We bought all new packs through Granite Gear this year. They …
The Best BWCA Route
I get asked what the best route in the BWCA is numerous times in a year. Of course my answer is usually, it all depends upon what you want to do and see. There are so many route options to …
Gunflint Daycare
Voyageur looked like a daycare over this past weekend. I happened to tell one of my friends in town about a special blueberry patch I have almost within reaching distance of my front door. And so the news of blueberries …
BWCA Newsletter
Most of you know about our BWCA Newsletter that we try to send out twice a month. For those of you who don’t know about it or if you happened to miss one then you can go to our website …
Bears in the BWCA
There haven’t been very many bear sightings this summer in the canoe country. I imagine they are content with all of the wonderful blueberries that are everywhere you look. I’m sure they are enjoying the raspberries too. We usually don’t …