Gum in the Boundary Waters
I usually don’t bring gum into the BWCA with me but now I might. Check this out!
Tag: Boundary Waters
What Time is it? BWCA Permit Time!
Well, it’s almost Boundary Waters permit time. Reservations for all entry points can be made on a first-come, first-served basis beginning January 28, 2015, 9 a.m. Central Time. It isn’t a mad rush for permits on the Gunflint Trail side …
Winter Lake Trout Opener in the Boundary Waters and Elsewhere
Did you know Lake Trout fishing within the Boundary Waters opened on Saturday, January 3rd? I totally missed it. I can never keep the winter fishing seasons straight since they separate the BWCA from the regular Minnesota lake trout ice …
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What to Do with All of the Snow?
Build a quinzee with all of the new snow. What is a quinzee we have been asked? It’s a winter shelter that resembles an igloo and is often used for winter camping in the Boundary Waters. This website has step …
Snowshoeing in the Boundary Waters
Tony and Hannah spent New Year’s Eve Day snowshoeing in the Boundary Waters. They drove down the Gunflint Trail to Hungry Jack Road and the Duncan Lake canoe access. Then they snowshoed across the lake to Stairway Portage to check …
Spearing Northern Pike
This time of the year is one of the few times of the year people choose to go spear fishing in the Boundary Waters. Once it gets later in the winter the ice gets very thick and in the BWCA …
Love the Banadad?
The Banadad Ski Trail is an awesome trail accessed from the Gunflint Trail that winds its way through the BWCA wilderness. This last summer trees were blown down onto the trail within the wilderness area where chainsaws are not allowed …
Halloween Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
A group of enthusiastic paddlers went on a BWCA canoe trip over Halloween weekend. They woke up to a thin sheet of ice on the lake and a little bit of snow on the ground. It was all part of …
7 Months in the BWCA
It hardly seems possible a person could spend 7 months in the Boundary Waters but a man from the Duluth area did just that. He entered the BWCA on March 20th pulling a canoe on top of a toboggan and …
A Cabin in the Boundary Waters
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness used to have cabins scattered sparsely on some of the remote lakes. Fly-in wilderness resorts also used to exist on some of the lakes in the BWCA. Their remains a few cabins one of …