We know canoe campers love the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness but did you know archeologists dig it too? They’ve been digging it for awhile and finding interesting evidence of Paleo-Indians from over 11,000 years ago. This evidence would rewrite the history of Minnesota since …
I’m not sure where the weekend went or the month of September for that matter. Someone needs to slow down the clock because I can’t keep up with it! It was a beautiful weekend with temperatures in the …
What is up with the saying, "I hate to say I told you so…" I personally don’t mind saying, "I told you so." In fact some times when I read articles I think the writers have either read my mind …
There are lots of photos from the Pagami Creek Fire circulating on the world wide web. Luckily I can say I didn’t take any of them! This time the fire was far from the Gunflint Trail and I didn’t …
Here’s a great explanation from the Minnesota DNR about what happens to the leaves in the fall. In fall, trees undergo changes that help them survive winter. Deciduous Trees— The cool nights and shorter days of autumn signal deciduous trees …
I found this video I thought I would share. It makes it look like a Boundary Waters Canoe camping trip is a ton of fun. Boundary Waters 2011 from Carl Martin on Vimeo.
Rain on Sunday and Tuesday helped firefighters contain a portion of the Pagami Creek Fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Overhead crews dumped water while firefighters worked on the ground to secure a perimeter around the fire. …
While the size of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness isn’t growing the area you can now paddle in is. That’s great news for canoe enthusiasts who have trips or who are planning trips into the BWCA this week. …
Thankfully we’ve got plenty of entry points into the BWCA open to choose from in spite of the Pagami Fire. We’re hoping they’ll open up more of them after yesterday’s 1/2" to 1" of rain but until then there …
It’s been business as usual at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters since the Pagami Creek Fire began. Groups have been paddling and camping in the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park and we’ve had guests staying in our cabins. We haven’t had …