North by Canoe

08/06/2026

Off on the adventure!! A few new things to experience this year!!

08/04/2026

Excited to get ready to head up to the BWCA this week!! Blueberries are in full swing and the weather looks cooperative. A couple of group members are staying back due to a family issue, our thoughts and prayers are with them.

07/29/2026

We now have three trips cancelled this summer. Crossing our fingers the last trip will be able to go out!!

07/18/2026

Yesterday after watching the Forest Service meeting in Grand Marais, I knew the inevitable was going to happen. Even though our first trip is disappointed about not being able to paddle into the BWCA this summer, being safe and responsible are what needs to prevail. We support all of the men and women who are working to do their best with managing the fire, personal properties, outfitters, and businesses. Brandon and his crew, let's break out the calendars and begin to look at what next summer has for all of you! Here's the view from the overlook on Ester and a picture of the blueberries found in the Ester Lake.

07/15/2026

As the trips get closer, we are monitoring what is happening with the wildfires. Thoughts and prayers to the people, outfitters, homeowners, business owners, firefighters and all of their support staff.

05/31/2026

I found a song about Benny Ambrose by Pat Surface with the Boundary Water Boys. This summer we will be going to Ottertrack Lake to visit the cabin site and Benny's plaque

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesThe Legend Of Benny...

01/25/2026

Humans need to reclaim the gifts of our senses and the physical environment, and enable the two of them to touch each other’s total being. We need to know the coolness of rain without fear of catching pneumonia. To revel in the challenge of waves and hunger without panic; to feel the direct warmth of a wood fire without turning up the thermostat. To know weather directly, as wind and rain, sun and clouds not as a program at 10:15 each evening on TV.
As soon as our senses begin to touch nature, two gifts meeting, a most exciting event take place! The concept of wonder enters our total being. We wonder at huge lakes filled without a pump, at a dainty stream proud to be dainty, how twigs know when to stop growing, and how root hairs mine minerals and water and send them up to the twigs. Wonder asks us to stand motionless, sit in silence or even kneeling in awe is appropriate. Wonder allows us to see the common thread which binds us all together.
John Goutcher

01/17/2026

Happy New Year Paddlers!!! I hope your 2026 is blue skies with the wind at your back!! The canoeing season is fast approaching. Permits will be available at the end of the month. Have you put together a crew to head into the BWCA this summer? Don't forget your permit. If you need any help with trips, planning or guiding, get hold of us!! We will be glad to assist in any way!! Who is ready to go??

08/13/2025

Just getting caught up on life after a trip. Here are photos from the Meiners Family Trip to Seagull Lake.

08/02/2025

Loaded up ready to go!! Off to the BWCA for a few days!!