The search below Curtain Falls in the BWCA. Photo courtesy of St. Louis County Rescue Squad
BWCA News Roundup and Report from Paddle and Portage
By Joe Friedrichs
Paddle and Portage provides you with current news and information from the Boundary Waters region and beyond. In this new feature, we’re providing commentary on current happenings across the BWCA and Quetico, as well as our own reporting and storytelling from the paddling community.
Topics discussed in this episode include an update on the recovery effort at Curtain Falls in the BWCA for two missing canoeists. Other topics discussed include meeting a Marine Corps veteran from the Iron Range over Memorial Day weekend and hearing stories about his experiences in the Boundary Waters. We also share an update on walleye fishing in the BWCA and some scheduled interviews and stories for the week ahead, including with Gunflint Trail residents Michael Valentini and the crew at Seagull Creek Fishing Camp.
Click here to read the article in the Duluth News Tribune Joe references in the update.
Click here to learn about the history of search and rescue across the Boundary Waters.
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