October in the BWCA
It’s been a few years since I’ve camped in the BWCA in October. I recently had the opportunity to spend a few nights in the Boundary Waters and as usual it was wonderful. It was just Rugby and me for …
George H. Crosby-Manitou State Park
I haven’t hiked in the George H. Crosby-Manitou State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore but it’s on my list because it contains a section of the Superior Hiking Trail that I still need to hike. I have wanted to camp …
Grouse Hunting?
I haven’t been out grouse hunting yet this year. I call it hunting but I usually just go along for the hike while Josh hunts. This year he’s been too busy to hunt so I haven’t gone either. Matt and …
Northern Lights and More Northern Sky
One of these days I will stay awake and attempt to take photos of the northern lights myself. But each time I question myself and think, “I’m sure David Johnson will get some amazing shots.” Then I go back to …
Another Canoe Story
Earlier this summer we had a strange thing happen at Voyageur. We have a guest who only paddles in the Boundary Waters and he only comes to Saganaga Lake through Voyageur. He comes up the Gunflint Trail a few times …
Pack it in, Pack it out
The actions of people never cease to amaze me. Over the years we’ve heard and seen quite a few strange, crazy and sometimes unbelievable things. One of these crazy things happened on August 21st at the Saganaga Public Landing on …
Careless Campers Start Fire on Saganaga Island
On the afternoon of September 22nd around 4pm our crew member Alex noticed smoke. He was out on Saganaga Lake and was returning from a tow out to Hook Island or American Point. He veered off of his course to …
Four Reasons to visit the BWCA in October
I personally don’t need a reason to visit the BWCA but I could create a very long list if I wanted to. Maybe you need help convincing someone to join you on an October canoe trip, if so then here …
Moose Moments by David Johnson
David Johnson shared some of his recent moose photos and I’m a sucker for posting them. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. One of the cabin owners on Saganaga Lake reported seeing a bull, cow and …
Leaf Looking
We have a wonderful young woman named Abbie working at Voyageur Brewing Company. She is from Jamaica and the other day I asked her if she was going to go look at colors on her day off. She gave me …