Over the years people ask, "Why do I need a guide?"  After all, we all know how to camp.  Tents come with instructions, maps are cheap, adventure is in the doing, right!?  Absolutely.  A guide is certainly not a requirement.  HOWEVER, a guide can sure enhance the experience and when people trip with a guide like Steve Johnson, they usually come back saying, "Why didn't I do this sooner?!"  Life in the wilderness can't be beat.  We're here to make sure it is the best experience you could possibly have!








If you'd like to book a guide, call Drew or Adam today at 1-800-223-6565 and start planning the trip you and your family or friends will remember forever! 

  

"We had great service with you guys when we were up earlier in the month.  We would recommend you to anyone and hope to use you again in a couple of years.  We based camped and canoed on Disappointment Lake."

Sam, Jody & Robert Cronk
Marysville, OH

"We had a great trip and you guys were a big part of that.  You had everything ready and got us loaded and unloaded quickly and the equipment worked great and was mercifully light.  I will recommend you to anyone and will certainly use you again in the future."
 
Thanks, Al

    

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Above all else, Canoe Country is THE place in North America for canoeing and camping.

  

We are here to help you plan your trip every step of the way.  From permitting and routing, to canoes, gear and food, our goal is to help you have an unforgettable wilderness experience.  Call Drew or Adam at 800-223-6565 to set up your adventure!

  

  

Somehow rivers speak to us... don't they?

 

More than placid lakes that lie still and demur asking only to be respected, rivers demand your attention. Spring whirlpools turn to summer's lazy meanders and the surface for transporting leaf boats to the sea in fall. Lakes seem safe in winter for us to ski or fish or camp, but rivers have the unpredictable personality that tempts us to take a chance.

 

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Sustainable Ely, Envisioning a mining-free future for the Boundary Waters By Alissa Johnson --  WILDERNESS NEWS FROM THE QUETICO SUPERIOR FOUNDATION

On the first day of June, thirty canoes and some sixty paddlers made their way down the Kawishiwi River. The paddlers wore down jackets and raincoats under their life jackets, and they paddled into a cold and rainy headwind. They took to the river in spite of the weather because they paddled for a purpose: to draw attention to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), which together with the South Kawishiwi River, has been named one of the most endangered watersheds of 2013 by the nonprofit American Rivers, and to launch
a new initiative called Sustainable Ely.

Both American Rivers and the people behind Sustainable Ely are concerned with one thing: mining proposed on the edge of the Boundary Waters. Sustainable Ely is an environmental action center that has opened up shop on Sheridan Street, the main drag in Ely, Minnesota. It's the brainchild of Steve Piragis, owner of Piragis Northwoods Company, and run by Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. Their goal is to attract summer tourists. While there's an inviting sign in the front yard and a placard that reads "open" in the window, tourists won't find anything for sale inside. Instead, they'll find information on mining and computers at the ready so they can urge Congress and the President to protect the wilderness from mining altogether.

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