Anna is from Kinston, North Carolina and will be graduating from Appalachian State University this December. She is majoring in Recreation Management with a concentration in Outdoor Experiential Education. Anna enjoys spending time with dog and her love of dogs …
Rachael joins us from Shakopee, Minnesota as a recent graduate from Winona State University. You may recall Tony and Hannah as well as a few other previous crew members attended Winona and that’s how Rachael heard about Voyageur. She hasn’t …
This year we have two female crew members from the East Coast. Giulia is from Richmond, Virginia and is in her Junior year at Rhodes College studying spanish, anthropology and sociology. Her hobbies include reading, mentoring, running and watching Frontline …
Matt Ritter and Cassidy Bechtold are on their second summer of leading the Voyageur Crew. Matt previously spent a couple of summers at Voyageur and is very familiar with Saganaga Lake. Matt loves to paddle, camp and fish in …
We are always fortunate to have many terrific people who apply to spend the summer working at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. This year while other businesses on the Gunflint Trail struggled to find employees we were blessed again with a wonderful …
This thought went through my mind the other morning when I saw a group of swallowtail butterflies at an almost empty puddle of water. The gathering of males seeking nourishment is called “puddling.” I’ve seen moths perform a similar act …
We hope you have a fun filled day with family and friends!
We’ve been seeing way more moose this year than we have in the past few years at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. It’s been super fun to see them swimming and wading in the water and walking along the Gunflint Trail. The …
I recently received an email newsletter from the Conservation Corps. One of the articles in it talked about the favorite places of some of their crew. It shouldn’t have been a surprise to find the BWCA among their favorites but …
We are super sorry to hear the doors of Wilderness Outfitters in Ely, Minnesota have been closed. According to newspaper reports the business was shut down by the IRS for failure to pay taxes. “A search by the News Tribune …