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Micro, your Sylvania experience was typical. I have tripped the there since May 1975 and only missed annual trips in a few years. Since retirement in July 2006, I have mostly gone there during the shoulder seasons and always during weekdays to try to avoid others. Summer and nice weather...

July 4, 1999 - the date of a fierce storm that blew through the BWCA causing at least one fatality as I recall and a number of injuries. The first photo (upper left) shows the tree damage at Wilderness Canoe Base at the end of the Gunflint Trail. The other photos show damage within the BWCA...

Looks like a nice trip. I am still waiting for my first trip of the year. I usually go to one of several places in No. Wisconsin or the western UP as soon as the ice goes out. Not this year due to too many medical appts between the missus and me during the nice weather windows.

One of the better trip reports I have read and so personal. Well, at least you know you are a strong person and you will be fine.

I like early morning sunrise paddles - did one yesterday on the local stream from 530 to 7 am with several friends.

On a Kopka Rv trip in 2017 my buddy and I encountered a group of guys in 2 canoes, one of which was a brand new Nova Craft in Tuff Stuff. They came down from the railroad via the Aldridge Creek route and so encountered most of the rapids on the river ending their trip at Bukamiga Lk. When we...

I met a an MD who was from Wausau Wisconsin (mid state area) on a bike trip about 30+ years ago and we were talking about insects to be concerned about. He told a story about a guy being treated in his clinic who continued to decline while the specialists were unable to determine what was wrong...

Very nice. I have several friends who have made similar purchases with SR. In the past, SR would come down thru the Upper Midwest delivering boats. I was wondering what they would be doing given the tariff issue.

Gamma, here are the Yakima parts you could use on your car. The Q Towers (need four) and Q Clips (need four specific to your vehicle make/model) Correctly installed Yakima racks are very secure. Regarding damage to the vehicle finish or body, I have found that over time loading/unloading your...

Gamma, do what I have done - find the Yakima round bar rack requirements for your vehicle (some retailers still have the Yakima fit guides for the older round bar racks) and start watching Craigslist, FB Marketplace, etc for used stuff. I have outfitted a few friends older cars with Yakima round...

We did triple portaging last year on a long portage in NW Ontario and one of the guys introduced a nice innovation - in about the middle of it he broke out a few camp chairs and laid out a bottle of bourbon. Made for a real nice rest stop.

We have had black bears in Canada bite into gas and bar oil jugs.

The Souris River 18 is a tandem and the Wenonah Wilderness is a solo. I have had the Wenonah Wilderness for the past 5-6 years.

I still use a lot of old stuff, not just on paddling trips but also in the course of daily life. I finally convinced the missus that I will decide when to throw out my old underwear and socks.

I too just got a set of new struts on my near 17 yr old Mazda which I generally use for my annual trips to Canada. It still runs great and has never (so far) let me down out on the road. So I am ready to roll for this year’s trip in July to NW Ontario.

One of the clues we looked for when seeking out old canoe routes in NW Ontario. Although these blazes are probably only 2-4 decades old (the trees they came from are about 70 years old) they marked historic canoe routes which were likely centuries old. These rounds were harvested from blown down...

We have always carried both with no problems, but mostly use the saws. And the kids on the trips don’t get to use the axe.

Al, I am in the stern of my 1970 Sears 17’ boom-alum. My BIL is in the bow. I talked him into the trip since he was a couple of months out of the Marine Corp and I wanted someone stronger to handle the portages. Since then I learned to take at least of couple of high school guys on trips and...

Gunflint Lk, BWCA August 1976.

I have done pub paddling on the Milwaukee Rv in downtown Milwaukee. There are at least 3 microbreweries on the river as well a number of pubs. It is popular with power boaters since the breweries have dock space on the river. I have always done it during weekdays since the river is busy with...