Where Are You Headed?
Just like I love to hear reports from DNR Officers I love to hear from BWCA wilderness rangers. Boy do they have a great workplace! Wilderness lakes and quiet campsites make for a wonderful office. Almost as lucky as a …
Year: 2013
The Water is Cold
The water is always cold in the Boundary Waters but right now it’s really cold. With the ice having just gone off of the lakes we’re probably somewhere in the 40 degree temperature range. Anyone out on the water …
Ice is Gone
In case you hadn’t heard the news via Facebook or our email newsletter the ice has left the lakes! That is great news for folks who are ready to paddle the BWCA and Quetico Park. This was the latest …
Where Are They Now?
Our Voyageur Crew family of past crew members has gotten quite large over the last 20 years. We’ve had lots of different faces over the summers. Some we know exactly where they are and what they are doing and …
Fishy Business
With the Minnesota and Canadian Fishing Openers over and few fish stories to tell I thought I would share some fishing information with you instead. Anglers spend $2.4 billion in Minnesota, according to new report The anglers who enjoy Minnesota’s …
Railroads and Brothels on the Gunflint Trail
The Gunflint Trail is rich in history. There are a few people who know quite a bit about the history of the Gunflint Trail and sometimes they share their knowledge. I’m so happy these people take the time …
There’s Water on the Gunflint Trail Lakes
The lakes on the Gunflint Trail are becoming less solid and more liquid by the day. A drive up the Gunflint Trail yesterday showed liquid bays on Poplar lake but some ice still floating around. Either the wind had …
The Survivor I’ve Been Waiting For
I have probably told you before I love the television show "Survivor." Back when we paid for TV programming we never missed an episode but for a number of years post paid TV and pre-internet viewing we didn’t get …
Ice Tsunami
It looks like a scene from the horror movie "The Blob." Lake ice being pushed ashore by waves of water crawls towards buildings in its path. Nothing appears able to stop it as it pushes through windows and doors …
Some Gunflint Trail Lakes Have Open Water
The Gunflint Trail isn’t normally busy for the Minnesota fishing opener and this year it was even less busy than normal. The solid state of most of the lakes made fishing in a boat a bit of a challenge. …