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What a canoe is made for

By Sue Prom Posted on October 12, 2020 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with Boundary Waters, canoe

People who paddle canoes may be familiar with the sound the bottom of a kevlar canoe makes as it comes into contact with the mucky bottom of a shallow creek bed. It’s a sort of shloshing sound that accompanies the …

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Paddle a Canoe

By Sue Prom Posted on April 19, 2018 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with BWCA, canoe, paddle

So you can be awesome too!

Rainy Day in the BWCA

By Sue Prom Posted on June 27, 2017 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with Boundary Waters, BWCA, canoe

A Boundary Waters canoe trip is a wonderful adventure. Every adventure needs to have a variety of highs and lows or extremes to make it even more memorable. A rainy day or two in the BWCA is a prerequisite for …

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Another Canoe Story

By Sue Prom Posted on October 10, 2016 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with canoe, canoe trip, Saganaga

Earlier this summer we had a strange thing happen at Voyageur. We have a guest who only paddles in the Boundary Waters and he only comes to Saganaga Lake through Voyageur. He comes up the Gunflint Trail a few times …

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Pack it in, Pack it out

By Sue Prom Posted on October 9, 2016 Posted in News No Comments Tagged with canoe, Saganaga Lake, saganaga landing

The actions of people never cease to amaze me. Over the years we’ve heard and seen quite a few strange, crazy and sometimes unbelievable things. One of these crazy things happened on August 21st at the Saganaga Public Landing on …

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Canoe, Camp & Work in the BWCA

By Sue Prom Posted on June 26, 2016 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with Boundary Waters, BWCA, camp, canoe

Here’s an opportunity to volunteer and take a trip into the Boundary Waters.  Sounds like a great deal to me! The Northwoods Volunteer Connection is seeking volunteers to help with a  portage repair project in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area …

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New Canoe Tricks to Try

By Sue Prom Posted on March 15, 2016 Posted in News No Comments Tagged with canoe, Voyageur

I don’t think I’ll be using a Kevlar canoe to do any of the canoe tricks in this video but I do think I need to try them.  If I’m out in the Seagull River flailing around in the water …

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Ecotherapy Go Play in the Dirt

By Sue Prom Posted on January 28, 2016 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with Boundary Waters, BWCA, camping, canoe, ecotherapy

Wouldn’t it be nice to get a prescription to get outside and play in the dirt? If you live in Washington, DC and visit pediatrician Robert Zarr you might just get a prescription to visit a park.  According to this …

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Fall Paddling in the BWCA

By Sue Prom Posted on September 29, 2015 Posted in skills No Comments Tagged with Boundary Waters, BWCA, canoe, paddling, waves

It’s been a super Fall for canoe camping in the Boundary Waters this year. In addition to sunshine and warm temperatures we’ve had very few windy days. The wind is one thing I do not like to hear when I’m …

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Get Kids in Canoes

By Sue Prom Posted on July 18, 2015 Posted in BWCA No Comments Tagged with Boundary Waters, BWCA, canoe, canoeing

There is joy in paddling a canoe. The feel of the blade slipping into the water, the sight of the swirl created by the pull and the forward momentum gained with each stroke is a beautiful thing.  Floating on top …

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