Readers of my blog are most likely familiar with the Quetico Provincial Park. It’s the Canadian counterpart to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Janice was the Cache Bay Ranger for 35 years until she passed away in 2020. She …
The Spice Lake Fire is out, the fire bans in the wilderness areas are over and things are back to normal in the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park. We are so grateful for rain and cooler temperatures especially when the …
It’s official, folks can now apply for and receive a Remote Area Border Crossing Permit and travel into Canada via Saganaga Lake. It’s been a very long wait but the wait is over and folks can now visit the Quetico …
Great news for canoe campers who love to enter the Quetico Park through the end of the Gunflint Trail. Fabulous news for cabin owners on the Canadian side of Saganaga Lake. The Canadian Government is getting ready to start issuing …
More good news today as the US Forest Service announced folks can camp in the Superior National Forest once again. This opens up the dispersed camping and backcountry campsites. This does not include the pre-evacuation area of the Gunflint Trail …
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It is with the deepest sadness we let you know about Janice’s passing. She was diagnosed with Glioblastoma brain cancer the first week of June and left her body sometime late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Our hearts break for …
She remains with us, Janice, the Cache Bay Ranger Read more »
Our favorite Quetico Park Cache Bay Ranger Janice received some bad news recently. First it was you can’t go to your summer home island where you’ve lived and worked the past 30 plus years, but it’s much worse than that. …
There was a time when any canoe being paddled in the Boundary Waters needed to be registered. That has changed for non-residents of Minnesota. If you’re a Minnesotan who owns a canoe you probably know you need to register your …
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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has fancy latrines at every campsite. This makes pooping in the woods very easy. The Quetico Park and many other wilderness areas do not have latrines. Some places make you pack your poop and …
I love paddling and camping in the Quetico Park. It is more expensive than the Boundary waters but the lack of people paddling in the Quetico makes it worth it. Depending upon the time of the summer and the type …
Planning to fish in the Quetico Park this summer? Read more »