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I am a long time WI resident who has spent much time in northern WI and the UP. I know there has been some recent debate on opening a hunting season on wolves. I bet this incident will really amp up this debate. My main canoeing buddy lives in Boulder Junction area, which is not far from this...

1500 meter portage on the Kopka Rv between Obonga Lk and Kopka Lk, in NW Ontario. Most trips on the Kopka Rv end at the bush road landing on Bukamiga Lk. If you continue on you have to make this portage to get the Hwy 527 bridge, another take-out point. On our 3 wk trip from Allenwater Bridge...

Of course, silly me why would I have ever thought that.

Very nice videos Marten. Sorry to have missed this year’s trip. Rundle Lake, correct?

This is why I ceased subscribing to Canoe/Kayak after almost 40 years. The magazine held little of interest to me anymore. When I wrote a letter to the editor about their editorial direction their response was if I had purchased more canoe related stuff maybe they would have remained more canoe...

When it comes to the BWCA I prefer October, self registration and many fewer people and lots of open campsites especially during the work week. I never minded the cooler weather and actually prefer it.

I owned an OT Tripper with vinyl gunwales for 23 years and it was stored in an unheated detached garage throughout that time with no problems. Our temps range from some days each summer in the 90’s and an occasional 100 and winter temps a few times below zero. The local nature center has several...

👍 - echos of Uncle Phil.

I am in need of a new GPS unit since mine quit during my last trip. I would like to get my current one repaired - needs the power button replaced. Garmin no longer offers repair services for my unit. Other than that I don’t really need any new gear. In fact, I really need to go through my stuff...

As memaquay points out, portages which have not been used/cleared in years will have grown in. Since the Wabakimi Project’s last organized trips were conducted in 2018, many of the routes we worked on are no longer passable. One of my favorite one week routes not far from Armstrong ON was...

I’d vote for northern Minnesota and not because of the BW, which I mostly avoid. But because I could much more quickly access Ontario and Manitoba. Currently, I reside in SE Wisconsin between Chicago and Milwaukee so any drive to Canada is 10+ hours for me, just to get to the border. I guess I...

Sounds like my kind of trip.

I still have a pack frame with the pack from the early 1970’s when I first started backpacking. I don’t know that I ever will but it seems that I could probably fabricate the cradles for the top of the frame. Certainly would be a lot cheaper as opposed to the prices being asked for these items.

As a long time traveler in the Wabakimi area, I was surprised that we almost always found suitable campsites for 4 people/2 Timberline 4 person tents. And Wabakimi is noted for few campsites. There were occasions when we had to bushwhack campsites - some were okay after a bit of prep work and...

We used a 30 meter tape and were strictly supervised and expected to ensure the tape was laid flat on the tread so we got an exact measurement. Wabakimi Project standards on portages started to decline once Uncle Phil became too feeble to walk back and check our work.

Outstanding TR, very enjoyable reading and viewing. As a frugal canoeist you may want to consider a trip in Manitoba - no crown land camping fees.

I spent 12 years/23 weeks of trips in the greater Wabakimi area accurately measuring portages for the Wabakimi Project. You are welcome.

Gee, memaquay you sound like you would fit right in with my group of misfits, 50/50 Canadian and the states. The old guard of the Wabakimi Project, all of whom apprenticed under the tutelage of Uncle Phil.

Regarding Flex Seal tape - my daughter bought a real fixer-upper of a house which is sided with what is probably some of the first vinyl siding available. It is so old it is brittle. I have used Flex Seal tape to patch it a number of spots and am amazed at how well it works and holds up to...

A politician who actually visits his constituents on their turf - how great is that.