Catching Fish in the Boundary Waters
It’s fun to catch fish in the Boundary Waters. It’s even more fun when you get to pull them up through a hole in the ice. Do you ever wonder who came up with the idea to ice fish? I’m …
Category: BWCA
Ice Skating Fun in Cook County
What happens when the lakes freeze solidly without wind or snow? Large ice rinks are created all over Cook County and people go ice skating!
BWCA Mining Opinion
I know you’re not supposed to believe everything you read but if only a small part of the information in the article is true… Are Minnesota’s public lands up for sale? Jason Zabokrtsky, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters Published 8:00 …
Happy Thanksgiving!
We’re thankful for all of you! And of course our wonderful backyard. Happy Thanksgiving!
No More BWCA Lottery after 2018, oh well
It isn’t a big deal to those of us who prefer to canoe and camp in the Boundary Waters using entry points on the Gunflint Trail. There really hasn’t been a need to use the USFS lottery system to obtain …
Voyageur Canoe Crew Wedding Reunion
This weekend a very special ceremony took place at Camp du Nord near Ely, Minnesota. Adam Maxwell and Neva were united in marriage. Adam worked at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters for a number of years and has the spirit of a …
Boundary Waters Peace and Quiet?
I sometimes wonder how silence can be so welcoming to some and not to others. I find it wonderful to be away from vehicle alarms, horns, sirens, traffic and chatter. When it’s noisy it interrupts my connection to the …
Awesome Boundary Waters Trip
It’s so nice to get these kind of emails from our guests. We love it when happy campers send us photos from their trip or emails with highlights of their trip. Feel free to send yours our way! …
A Beautiful View in the BWCA
I love the view from a hammock!
Seagull Lake Palisades
One of my favorite day trips into the Boundary Waters is to the Seagull Lake palisades. It’s a fairly quick paddle to the palisades from the Trail’s End Campground.There are a few different routes you can paddle depending upon what …