Quetico

Boundary Waters and Beyond Symposium

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Spend a day hearing stories of adventure from expert paddlers. MORE >

Photo Friday: Quetico Lake Pictographs.

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Paddling by large rock faces, do you search for pictographs? MORE >

Report: Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo (Spring ’11)

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Did you make it to the Expo this weekend? Read this anyway.
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Outdoor Adventure Expo April 15-17

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Midwest Mountaineering is hosting Outdoor Adventure Expo here in Minneapolis.  MORE >

Following the Route of the Coureurs de Bois

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Starting late April, Mike Ranta will be following the ghost-steps of the French Voyageurs.  MORE >

Review: The New Boundary Waters and Quetico Fishing Guide

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The cool days of May usher in the fishing season in the Boundary Waters.  Are you ready? MORE >

Painter Tom Uttech’s “Boreal Conversations”

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See the work of an artist whose hauntingly beautiful landscapes inspire… and alarm.
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UpNorthica Reads: Paddle North

We recently received our long anticipated copy of Paddle North: Canoeing through the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness, by photographer Layne Kennedy and essayist Greg Breining. These two intrepid paddlers spent countless hours bringing together a captivating, modern assemblage of photos and essays of the north.

Each chapter highlights key elements of the region such as the history and lure of canoe travel as well as the characteristics that make the Boundary Waters-Quetico areas stand alone, while being similar enough to share cooperative border.  Kennedy’s unique perspective of breathtaking beauty combined with elements of camping so familiar to us all, makes the book feel like it could have been our own journey. Breining follows up his informative and descriptive essays with short facts that will make the next campfire stimulating.

The book provides interest to both the novice and the seasoned traveler.

Buy here.

Words and Images From Quetico Canoe Marathon

Happy to see, at last, some report of last weekend’s race.

Participant Chris Stromberg took the images and all in all, it sounds like a good race with only a few small injuries. Well done, everybody! Via Canoeing.com.

Cross Quetico Marathon Winners

Race results are (finally) in from this weekend’s Cross Quetico Marathon Canoe Race. We have few details so far, but for a brief comment by USFS Recreation Planner John Pierce:

I’ve been around people when their tank is empty due to a long race or some other event, but my admiration seeing everyone in that canoe marathon at the half-way point, knowing they need to turn around and do it again, some with minimal sleep, is immeasurable.

Taking first place was the team of Kjell Peterson and Joe Manns, with a time of 23:14:17. Finishing only about five minutes behind them were James Burns and Dusty Olsen with 23:18:59. That’s a pretty narrow margin for almost 120 miles of paddling. Third went to Dan Litchfield and Steve Parks, who finished at 25:30:34.

We’re hoping to follow up with some details soon. Until then, congrats to the hardy souls who competed in the race.