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 …
There are invasive wildflowers all over but none receive as much hatred from me as the lupine. Why does this extremely destructive invasive bother me so much? I think it is because so many people love lupines. If I didn’t …
Here’s a news release from the USFS… SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST MANAGERS URGE THE PUBLIC TO BE BEAR AWARE! June 27, 2017 – Duluth,MN Superior National Forest managers urge the public to learn and practice Bear Aware principles for the protection …
We’re so lucky the water in the Boundary Waters is clean. I forget about how fortunate we are to have awesome water to swim and paddle in. One look at a shallow lake elsewhere in the state reminds me of …
A Boundary Waters canoe trip is a wonderful adventure. Every adventure needs to have a variety of highs and lows or extremes to make it even more memorable. A rainy day or two in the BWCA is a prerequisite for …
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could guarantee seeing moose on every towboat ride out to Saganaga Lake or the Quetico Park? Unfortunately we can’t guarantee it but we can say it does happen and it’s always thrilling when it …
What can a person conclude after coming across a BWCA campsite that looks like the one in the video does? The video shows a campsite on Tuscarora Lake which is normally accessed via the Missing Link entry point into the …
We know the Boundary Waters are a magical place. We long for the solitude and serenity found on a wilderness campsite. In the BWCA we know we are relatively “safe.” There are numerous examples of what I mean and one …
I realize there are a number of things wrong with people but today’s blog is about the ones who can’t follow rules/regulations/laws regarding our natural resources. Some people can plead ignorance about fishing regulations but it’s astonishing to me how …