BWCA Fire Restrictions in 2013
I hope the only person’s BWCA campfire plans I screwed up this weekend were my own. We had hoped to get through 2013 without any fire restrictions for the canoe camping season. Technically I’m not sure if we did. We …
Year: 2013
Bugs in the BWCA
Yes, there are still bugs in the Boundary Waters. I wouldn’t believe it unless I had experienced it first hand and I can honestly tell you there are still some mosquitoes roaming around as well as some biting flies. Normally …
Chik-Wauk Pie and Ice Cream Social
If I had to guess then I would bet there will be some blueberry pies at this year’s Pie and Ice Cream Social at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. This year’s social will be held on Sunday, September 1st from …
How Many Blueberries Does One Need?
I have a problem and I admit it. I’m a hoarder of blueberries. I still have bags full from previous years in the freezer yet I pick more and more. How many blueberries are enough? What do you need to …
Fires Burn in the BWCA & Campfires to be Restricted
I hate the “F” word. Fires may be good for the forest but I personally don’t like them. Especially when one of the fires is close to Amoeber Lake which is one of my favorite lakes in the Boundary Waters. …
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Wildfire in the BWCA
We were hoping we’d get through the 2013 canoeing season without a fire in the Boundary Waters. We haven’t had a fire ban all season long but it’s dry out there and now there’s a couple of fires burning. Here’s …
Canoe Trips and the Voyageur Crew
Our Voyageur Crew loves taking canoe trips and it doesn’t matter where they are. Lovely Kristi O. was spotted paddling the Mississippi River recently at our sister outfitter Clear Waters Outfitting Company. If you’re ever in Central Minnesota then be …
Boundary Waters Canoe Trip Meals
I read an article about wilderness meals and how they are important and should be good. Tell that to Josh and his friend Levi who were just out camping with me for two nights in the Boundary Waters. Would …
Summer is Here?
The temperatures of summer have finally arrived on the Gunflint Trail. We’ve had our share of 70 degree temperatures throughout the months of June and July but the heat wave has come at the end of August. Yesterday’s high temperature …
Quite the Catch
On a recent fishing trip we got quite the catch into our fishing net. I’m not sure what it was about the fishing net that Rugby loved so much but we couldn’t keep him out of it. Silly doggy, nets …