Last night was our annual staff dinner for Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. It’s a special evening and the whole crew showers and dresses themselves in something other than a bathing suit or crew t-shirt. It’s always a transformation from what …
The lakes in the BWCA are warm. Normally the surface of the water is nice but 2 feet below you reach freezing cold water. Now if I want to find cold water I have to go down about 6 …
Dana Gilbertson is from Watertown, Minnesota and attends the University of Northern Michigan in Marquette. She loves Marquette and all of the snow they get there in the winter. She is majoring in Zoology. She likes to interact …
I like living where a dark night means better viewing of the stars or possibly the northern lights. Living at the end of the Gunflint Trail we don’t see many billboards and since we don’t pay for television we …
Cars parked along the Gunflint Trail can only mean a couple of things; One is there’s a moose or two someone is berry picking. Recently the number of vehicles seen along the Trail mean the berry pickers are out …
You can rent a SPOT for your BWCA canoe trip from Voyageur if you’d like. Not only can you track your trip but it can also be used in case of an emergency. News from The Arizona Republic Hiker’s …
Last night were the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races and everyone had a grand time as usual. The Voyageur Crew always has a high number of participants because we want to support the awesome event that raises money for our …
A study shows that hiking may make you smarter. If that’s the case then I figure I must be highly intelligent for all of the hiking I do. Does hiking make you smarter? The answer may surprise you …
I’m sad to see Voyageur Canoe Outfitters isn’t mentioned anywhere in this article but it should be known Scott fell in love with paddling when he worked at Voyageur during college! We live vicariously through all of his paddling …