Welcome to the other BWCA, your gateway to one of the most breathtaking and distinctive regions of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Tucked beneath towering palisades and surrounded by crystal-clear waters, our corner of the BWCA offers a wilderness experience unlike anywhere else in Minnesota. This is the “other Boundary Waters” – not because it’s seperate, but because it’s...
Dear friends,Greetings from Clearwater! We are getting things ready and making preparations for our 2025 summer lodging & outfitting season which will be here before we know it. Many of you have requested to see what cabin openings we still have left. You can check out the listings below and link directly to the booking site if one of these...
Chris had a nice chat with Bill Sherck from Minnesota Bound about the transition from corporate/suburban life in the Twin Cities, to a new life on the Gunflint Trail… Clink the link to give it a listen. Click Here to listen!
I have lived in the north woods of Minnesota for almost 15 years now exploring the woods and waters from Ely to the Gunflint Trail and everywhere in between. The secluded wilderness paddling and camping within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Quetico Provincial Park is where I have spent most of my free time throughout the years, though the...
The aurora borealis are one of natures most spectacularly awesome sights, and people are always trying to capture them on film. We have talked about the fickle nature of the phenomenon in the past (The Northern Lights and Your Chances of Seeing Them) and how getting to see them is essentially like winning natures lottery. So many things need to...
OCT 6 Another steely cold day greets us as we emerge from our tents. At least it’s calm. By mid-morning we are cruising towards our first portage. After spending a day weather bound we are looking forward to covering some ground. We eye the 1200 meter portage between Trant and Kahshahpiwi, knowing not the toll it will exact on us....
Recently I have been attempting to temper unrealistic expectations of fall travel on the water in the Quetico-Superior wilderness. While many of the photos and stories of perfect conditions you hear about on social media and in the news are very likely, the reality is that the weather in autumn is extremely fickle and good days should be cherished. Over...
It seems like every place in the world has locals that love saying “If you don’t like the weather just wait five minutes.” I cannot say why they do it because in most cases and places its not even close to the truth. Is it some misguided meteorological pride? Maybe it’s just really easy to make that comment when it...
The air surrounding you is thick with a stagnant, almost viscous humidity and the sky above is a wide open blue that houses a glowing white orb of radiating pain that has not moved for what seems like hours. The lake underneath you amplifies this pain by reflecting a mirror image of the menace in the sky and you apply...
Whether by circumstance as a result of multiple similar occurrences or as a result of myself being in a generally more reflective state I find myself asking why more often lately. As this specifically relates to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area I wonder why the million acres of woods and waters in Northeastern Minnesota was designated as a space that...
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