On Wednesday Mike helped Will Steger begin his wilderness canoe country adventure on the ice of Saganaga. Will is planning to travel over 200 miles solo for a month long journey. This 70 year-old adventurer will travel from Saganaga Lake …
Happy Spring Everyone! Now that spring has sprung most people are able to get out and enjoy some time on the water. It will be awhile before we are able to do so in the BWCA but it’s always a …
What do these three things have in common? Just the fact the Minnesota DNR has provided updates about them in the last week that I want to share with you. First off is the Eagle Cam. If I had endless …
I have to admit I don’t have my entire funeral planned. I have envisioned a Diet Coke Fountain, all you can eat King Crab legs and Bon Jovi singing, “Live While Your Alive and Sleep When You are Dead.” Those …
The water in the Seagull River wasn’t dyed green today for St. Patrick’s Day and I didn’t see any leprechauns skating on the ice out there either. I’m not Irish but I always wanted to be Irish because they get …
In a blink of an eye the ice will be gone and the water will be ready for paddling. Are you ready to canoe or kayak the BWCA? Every spring I think about taking an early season trip when the …
There have been quite a few changes in the over 20 years we have owned Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. A few of these changes have been documented by the USFS. Visitors to the BWCA are on average older than they used …
Keep an eye on the sky in the upcoming weeks in search of migrating bald eagles. Along the shore of Lake Superior is a great place to see bald eagles because there is open water. Once the eagles make their …
A photo of the Boundary Waters taken by a Duluth woman is competing in the Smithsonian.com photo contest. Dawn LaPointe entered a beautiful photo of her husband paddling into a sunrise on a lake in the BWCA. The photo is …
We’re celebrating the Grand Opening of Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais this weekend. We’re giving away door prizes on the hour every hour and we have a big drawing at the end of the weekend. If you’ve thought about …