Motor Boat, Motor Boat
The title of this post reminded me of a childhood chant so I had to look it up. “Motorboat, Motorboat” Motorboat, motorboat go so slow (sing slow while spinning in a slow circle) Motorboat, motorboat go so fast (sing faster …
Category: skills
Freezing Fish
One nice thing about ice fishing is most of the time the fish freezes immediately upon removing it from the hole. There’s no need to bring along a cooler of ice to keep it cold. In the summer a person …
Is it a Fish?
I volunteered to work at the community Halloween party yesterday and I was able to do one of my favorite activities. I was fishing yesterday! There was no water, there were no fish, but there were some really happy kids …
Safety in the Wilderness
Did you know you could light a Frito on fire and it will burn for almost 2 minutes? I read that in an online article the other day and the kids were thrilled last Friday when we performed the experiment. …
Quinoa for your next Boundary Waters Trip
Most people have heard of Quinoa but maybe don’t know that it is pronounced Keenwa. It’s super good for you as it is a complete protein and has lots of fiber and other nutrients. I always thought it was a …
Photography in the Boundary Waters
If you’re like me then you rarely leave home without your camera. I take on an average 10,000 pictures a year. Thank goodness I don’t have to pay for all of these to be developed to see them or I …
Is Your Paddle Just a Paddle?
Do you ever find yourself using your canoe paddle as a pry bar or walking stick? How about as a table or a place to filet fish? A canoe paddle can be used for so many more things than just …
Putting Your Camping Gear Away?
I’m not ready to put my camping gear away quite yet as I hope to get back out into the Boundary Waters yet this fall. I get sad when I know it’s the last time I’ll be paddling or camping …
Sleeping Bag Bliss
For being a Boundary Waters canoe outfitter who spends many nights sleeping outside and camping I’m not a gear junkie. I did however just purchase two new pieces of camping equipment for my solo hiking adventure on the Superior Hiking …
Canoe Moves
I was looking at a paddling magazine the other day and found an article about trading places in a canoe. It was a short article with a photo of one man crawling over another man in an empty canoe. It …