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Exploring the canoe country of northern Minnesota and Ontario: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park.

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Planning a Solo Canoe Trip - Pt 2 #blogathon2 Solo Camping, Road Trip Camping, Canoe Camping, Canoe Trip, Canoe And Kayak, Outdoor Camping, Backpacking, Camping Checklist, Camping Hacks

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Be sure to choose the right map to guide you through the wilderness on your next BWCA canoe trip in northeastern Minnesota. True North Map Company prints their maps on microfiber fabric so you get way more than a navigation device. Fire Area, Northern Minnesota, Boundary Waters, Tan Background, True North, Forest Fire, Ice Fishing, Custom Map

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Be sure to choose the right map to guide you through the wilderness on your next BWCA canoe trip in northeastern Minnesota. True North Map Company prints their maps on microfiber fabric so you get way more than a navigation device.

Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Our best tips for navigation, map reading, and generally not getting "lost" during your Boundary Waters canoe camping trip. Camping & Hiking, Camping Trips, Whitewater Kayaking, Canoeing, Map Reading

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Our best tips for navigation, map reading, and generally not getting "lost" during your Boundary Waters canoe camping trip.

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

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Dehydration is a huge risk to campers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Quetico Provincial Park: a far larger risk than the more often discussed waterborne illnesses. Stay safe; stay hydrated. Lamborghini Gallardo, Boundary Waters Minnesota, Biking Backpack, Base Jumping, San Juan Islands, Royal Caribbean Cruise

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Dehydration is a huge risk to campers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Quetico Provincial Park: a far larger risk than the more often discussed waterborne illnesses. Stay safe; stay hydrated.

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Make sure you're ready for a canoe camping adventure in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness Camping Ideas

Make sure you're ready for a canoe camping adventure in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Is this the summer you take your kids camping in the Boundary Waters? BWCA canoe camping makes a great family vacation, as long as you know how to prepare and what to expect. River Kayaking, Minnesota Travel

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Is this the summer you take your kids camping in the Boundary Waters? BWCA canoe camping makes a great family vacation, as long as you know how to prepare and what to expect.

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Duluth pack check. Cooke Custom Sewing Bag check. Paddle check. Ready to portage gear in the Quetico Provincial Park on a wilderness canoe trip. Duluth Pack, Kayaking, Custom Sewing, Cruise Travel, Most Visited, Sewing Bag

Duluth pack check. Cooke Custom Sewing Bag check. Paddle check. Ready to portage gear in the Quetico Provincial Park on a wilderness canoe trip.

Into the woods. When you come to a portage, hoist that canoe and go. For many canoe trip enthusiasts in the Boundary Waters and Quetico, portages are a necessary evil. There's no wrong way to portage, but for many canoeists have strong opinions about this part of canoe tripping. Kayak Trip, Hoist, Packing List, Bird House

Into the woods. When you come to a portage, hoist that canoe and go. For many canoe trip enthusiasts in the Boundary Waters and Quetico, portages are a necessary evil. There's no wrong way to portage, but for many canoeists have strong opinions about this part of canoe tripping.

Spring on the Gunflint Trail. Paddling the Cross River towards Ham Lake before total ice-out. Beautiful white pine forest of northern Minnesota. Ham Lake, Cross River, White Pine

Spring on the Gunflint Trail. Paddling the Cross River towards Ham Lake before total ice-out. Beautiful white pine forest of northern Minnesota.

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Scenes from the first spring paddle in northeastern MN's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. These days, ice goes out on BWCA lakes some time between mid-April and mid-May. Despite the cold water, canoe trips before green-up are peaceful and beautiful. Photo shows Ham Lake campsite, a dispersed "backcountry" site in the Superior National Forest. Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars

Scenes from the first spring paddle in northeastern MN's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. These days, ice goes out on BWCA lakes some time between mid-April and mid-May. Despite the cold water, canoe trips before green-up are peaceful and beautiful. Photo shows Ham Lake campsite, a dispersed "backcountry" site in the Superior National Forest.

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Printable Boundary Waters Trip Planning Checklist - BWCA/Quetico Trip Preparation Worksheet. You know you want to go on the Boundary Waters canoe trip this summer. Now what? Stressing about deciding on a canoe, booking your permit, reserving your canoe and camping equipment? When can you arrive at the outfitters? Should you book a bunkhouse? This printable BWCA trip guide walks you step by step through canoe trip planning, right up to pulling into your outfitters' parking lot! Trip Planning Checklist, Couples Camping, Family Camping, Kayak Camping, Wilderness Camping, Easy Camping

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Printable Boundary Waters Trip Planning Checklist - BWCA/Quetico Trip Preparation Worksheet. You know you want to go on the Boundary Waters canoe trip this summer. Now what? Stressing about deciding on a canoe, booking your permit, reserving your canoe and camping equipment? When can you arrive at the outfitters? Should you book a bunkhouse? This printable BWCA trip guide walks you step by step through canoe trip planning, right up to pulling into your outfitters' parking lot!

Need help choosing between a Boundary Waters or a Quetico canoe trip? This handy BWCA vs. Quetico infographic breaks down the distinguishing factors - cost, fishing regulations, campsite differences, etc - between these two renowned paddling and fishing areas in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Ontario. Camping Park, Camping And Hiking, Campsite

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Need help choosing between a Boundary Waters or a Quetico canoe trip? This handy BWCA vs. Quetico infographic breaks down the distinguishing factors - cost, fishing regulations, campsite differences, etc - between these two renowned paddling and fishing areas in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Ontario.

Moose are a magnificent sight in the Boundary Waters and on the Gunflint Trail in northeastern MN. Want to see moose on your next trip "up north?" Watch carefully for Alces Alces, especially in low swampy areas. Remember, this large mammal prefers temperatures under 60 degrees Fahrenheit, so you're most likely to see moose at dawn and dusk in the summer months. Keep your eyes peeled in the winter, when moose like to venture into the middle of the Gunflint Trail road to lick salt out of the r... Dawn And Dusk, 60 Degrees, Northwoods, Walk In The Woods, Lake Superior, North Shore, Summer Months

Walk In The Woods

Moose are a magnificent sight in the Boundary Waters and on the Gunflint Trail in northeastern MN. Want to see moose on your next trip "up north?" Watch carefully for Alces Alces, especially in low swampy areas. Remember, this large mammal prefers temperatures under 60 degrees Fahrenheit, so you're most likely to see moose at dawn and dusk in the summer months. Keep your eyes peeled in the winter, when moose like to venture into the middle of the Gunflint Trail road to lick salt out of the r...

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

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Travel north via an old Voyageur route along the Granite River from Gunflint Lake to Saganaga Lake in the BWCA. This fairly easy, scenic trip with some rapids has fabulous fishing for smallmouth bass, walleyes and northern pike. Great fishing, easy portages, beautiful waterfalls - this is a great first-time, beginner Boundary Waters canoe trip route. Bass Fishing Tips, Fishing Boats, Fly Fishing

Bass Fishing Tips

Travel north via an old Voyageur route along the Granite River from Gunflint Lake to Saganaga Lake in the BWCA. This fairly easy, scenic trip with some rapids has fabulous fishing for smallmouth bass, walleyes and northern pike. Great fishing, easy portages, beautiful waterfalls - this is a great first-time, beginner Boundary Waters canoe trip route.

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Visiting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness or Quetico this summer? Here are seven things you can do to prepare for your BWCA paddling adventure right now! Kayak Fishing, Camping Gear, Fishing Tips

Visiting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness or Quetico this summer? Here are seven things you can do to prepare for your BWCA paddling adventure right now!

This happens SO often, haha. Hopefully it'll happen less as I hone my technique. Rock Climbing Training, Lead Climbing, Climbing Workout, Climbing Gear, Mountain Climbing, Mountain Biking, Hiking Quotes Adventure, Hiking Quotes Funny, Climbing Quotes

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This happens SO often, haha. Hopefully it'll happen less as I hone my technique.

10 Reasons to Canoe Trip as a 20-something. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park offer endless adventure for millennials. Canoe tripping is a great activity to take up in your 20s. Forest Service, 10 Reasons, 20s, Wilderness, Did You Know

10 Reasons to Canoe Trip as a 20-something. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park offer endless adventure for millennials. Canoe tripping is a great activity to take up in your 20s.

Portaging the Boundary Waters. At Horsetail Rapids on the Granite River near Saganaga Lake. Horsetail, River Boat, Tall Ships, Rock Climbing

Portaging the Boundary Waters. At Horsetail Rapids on the Granite River near Saganaga Lake.

Portage's end. 100 rods to Clove Lake on the Granite River, Gunflint Trail. Great walleye and bass fishing near the rapids and 3 campsites. Walleye, Clove, Bass Fishing, Rapids

Portage's end. 100 rods to Clove Lake on the Granite River, Gunflint Trail. Great walleye and bass fishing near the rapids and 3 campsites.

Getting ready to launch for a Boundary Waters overnight camping trip on the Granite River. Penobscot, Delaware River

Getting ready to launch for a Boundary Waters overnight camping trip on the Granite River.

Paddling the Granite River Boundary Waters canoe route between Gunflint Lake and Saganaga Lake in high water. June 2016. Water Boat, High Water, Kevlar Canoe, Clearwater Lake, Canoe Seats, Canoe Storage, Bay Lake

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Paddling the Granite River Boundary Waters canoe route between Gunflint Lake and Saganaga Lake in high water. June 2016.

Printable Boundary Waters Packing List for personal gear, clothes, and other personal items to help you pack light and portage smart on your BWCAW/Quetico canoe trip. Helpful if you're doing a complete outfitted trip where the canoe, food, and camping gear is all taken care of. Remember, you have to carry everything you pack and only the food pack gets lighter! Camping Gear List, Camping Bedarf, Camping Backpack, Camping Equipment, Gear Checklist

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Printable Boundary Waters Packing List for personal gear, clothes, and other personal items to help you pack light and portage smart on your BWCAW/Quetico canoe trip. Helpful if you're doing a complete outfitted trip where the canoe, food, and camping gear is all taken care of. Remember, you have to carry everything you pack and only the food pack gets lighter!

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on a beautiful fall day #OnlyinMN Travel Humor, Outdoors Adventure, The Great Outdoors

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Canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on a beautiful fall day #OnlyinMN

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Planning a first time Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness canoe trip adventure can be daunting, but there's no more rewarding way to see the Upper Midwest than paddling your own canoe in the BWCA and Quetico Provincial Park. Use a series of questions to learn which canoe route is best for you and your specific needs. Camping Tips, Row Boats, Sail Boats

Planning a first time Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness canoe trip adventure can be daunting, but there's no more rewarding way to see the Upper Midwest than paddling your own canoe in the BWCA and Quetico Provincial Park. Use a series of questions to learn which canoe route is best for you and your specific needs.

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Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

A Passion for Paddling

Taking a break from canoeing on Saganaga Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Photo by Kyle Krosting) Natural Wonders, The Wonders, Camping Lanterns, Explore Nature

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Taking a break from canoeing on Saganaga Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Photo by Kyle Krosting)