Boundary Waters Maps
There’s something about Boundary Waters maps that I just love. I can spend hours looking at the names of the lakes, the BWCA routes I’ve taken or planning a route for my next Boundary Waters canoe trip. When we first …
Year: 2013
Sea Island Lodge on the Gunflint Trail
I could dig out the Gunflint Trail Cookbook to check out details about Sea Island Lodge at the end of the Gunflint Trail. I’ll apologize right away because that would require work and at this point I don’t feel like …
Happy Birthday Isle Royale Wolf Pups
They weren’t born today or yesterday but they were born and that’s a good thing. Wolf pups are present on Michigan’s Isle Royale after no new pups were born last year. The population of wolves on Isle Royale is down …
Minnesota’s Endangered Species
There’s new information from the Minnesota DNR about threatened and endangered species. Some species have been removed while others have been added. These include plants and animals such as toads, turtles, dragonflies, birds, beetles and fish. It’s quite the impressive …
Boundary Waters Campsites Open
The bear problem has been solved apparently. Here’s a note from the USFS. The campsites on Caribou and Little Caribou will be opened tomorrow August 20, 12:01 am for visitor use in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. There have …
Summer Slowly Slipping Away
The days are getting shorter, the nights longer and leaves are beginning to change color on the Gunflint Trail. I’m not sure where the summer went but school sports are starting and before long school will start. Summer is slowly …
A Different Type of Wilderness
If you’re heading to the Minnesota State Fair this year then be sure to check out everything the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has there. When we’ve visited the Fair it’s our favorite thing to do. It’s not like being …
Bear in the BWCA
With all of the blueberries out in the bush you wouldn’t think bears would need to harass campers in the BWCA but I guess these bears have picky palettes. They have been frequenting campsites on the Caribou Lake east of …
Summer Like Weather Returns to the Gunflint Trail
After a brief fall-like period of weather on the Gunflint Trail summer has returned. I’m hoping the forecasted sunshine warms the lake water up a little bit so my swims can be a little bit longer. The forecast for the …
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Fishing on Saganaga
Yesterday was spent on Saganaga Lake in the BWCA fishing for Lake Trout. While we didn’t catch any Lake Trout we sure had a good time trying. The weather felt more like a fall day than an August one. The …