- CanoeCountry.com
- A comprehensive site dedicated to the Boundary
Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Quetico
Provincial Wilderness Park. Very good message
forum.
- Paddling.net
- A general canoe and kayak site. Buyer's Guide;
directories of dealers, outfitters, paddling
schools; classified ads and more.
- Sigurd F. Olson home page
- Biographical information, pictures, and other
items of interest to fans of Sigurd Olson.
Search for his famous bannock recipe.
- Bill Mason home page
- Bill Mason was a Canadian canoeist, commercial
artist, animator, award winningg film maker,
author, painter, and dedicated Christian.
In addition to this link, I would encourage
you to do a web search on "Bill Mason"
and follow some of the resulting hits.
- Sommers Alumni Association
- Web site maintained by a group of "old
Charlie Guides" and supporters of the
Charles L. Sommers Wilderness Canoe Base
and the Northern Tier - National High Adventure
Program of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Quiet Journey
- Another general BWCA and Quetico site. Contains
a user maintained portage database and a
message forum.
- Canadian Canoe Routes
- "A meeting place for Canadian wilderness
paddlers." Contains good sections on
technique, gear, resources, routes, and a
discussion forum.
- Boundary Waters Journal
- Information on the quarterly magazine Boundary Waters Journal.
Canoe Clubs and Associations
- Canadian Recreational Canoe Association
- "The Official Website of Paddling in
Canada"
- Minnesota Canoe Association
- Official Website of the Minnesota Canoe Association
- Wooden Canoe Heritage Association
- The Wooden Canoe Heritage Association, Ltd.
(WCHA) is a non-profit membership association
devoted to preserving, studying, building,
restoring, and using wood, wood-canvas, cedar
strip and birch bark canoes, and to disseminating
information about canoeing heritage in North
America.
- The Canadian Canoe Museum
- ". . . a unique national heritage centre
that explores the canoe's enduring significance
to the peoples of Canada."
Education on Various Subjects of Interest
- Tick Removal and Control
- This site at Ohio State University has good
information on ticks and removal methods.
- Leave No Trace
- The official "Leave No Trace" site.
Even if you don't subscribe to the entire
LNT philosophy and find some of the techniques
a bit extreme, there is some good information
here to help reduce your impact on the wilderness.
Opening page states basic principles; drill
down to increasing detail on specific techniques.
- "A Good Paddle"
- A good essay on paddle design and sizing,
from the Wooden Canoe and Heritage Association
Sites of Regional Interest
- Ely Web Cams
- A current look at areas in and around Ely,
MN. Farm Lake, Sheridan Street, Moose Lake,
and the Wolf Center
- Moose Lake Dock Cam
- A different look at Moose Lake, with a large
thermometer giving the current temperature.
- Virtual Ely
- A virtual, block by block tour of Ely. Not
a live webcam, but very fun and interesting.
- Weather Report for Ely, MN
- Get the weather forecast for Ely.
- Ely Radio WELY
- Affectionately known as 'Radio Free Ely.'
Includes streaming audio broadcast.
Personal Web Pages by Canoe Country Enthusiasts
- GeoFisher's BWCA and Quetico Web Site
- Pictures, tips, trip routes, recipes, equipment,
and other information that may be helpful
to others interested in the BWCA and Quetico.
- DC3 BWCA Home
- Formerly known as "Kamalas BWCA Page."
DC3 is an informal canoe club that has been
taking annual trips to the BWCA since 1977.
Site includes many interesting trip reports,
photo albums, and canoe tripping tips.
- Larry Ricker's Photography Page
- Excellent photography and trip reports from
the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness,
U.S. National Parks, and others.
- Wilderness Photography
- Discussion forum dedicated to wilderness
photography.
- The Canoe Camper
- For everyone who camps by canoe, especially
those who bring their children. Information
about equipment: canoes, tents, packs, cooking
equipment and all the hundreds of other things
you wish you had room for in the pack.
- Jim Davis's Boundary Waters Page
- Photos, trip reports, and more.
- Canoe Stories
- Another good personal web site.
- The Swanson Party BWCA Resources
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness General
Information.
- Ryeman's Boundary Waters Adventures
- Lakes, Portages, Trips, Recipes
Page last updated Mar. 2, 2004