by Joe Friedrichs | Mar 10, 2026 | Subscribers Only, The Magazine
The author of this story and his mother, Cheryl. This was the last time the two were able to spend together outdoors. Photo courtesy of the Janis family The Magazine Canoecopia Inspires Trip: Paddling for Connection to the Past By Kevin Janis It was a Canoecopia...
by Joe Friedrichs | Mar 9, 2026 | The Magazine
Harmony found on a trip to the Boundary Waters. Photo by Fish Brain Shane The Disagreement That Led to a BWCA Fishing Trip By Joe Friedrichs “Let’s take a step back here. Let’s talk in person. Let’s not read into what somebody says. And if we’re willing to say...
by Joe Friedrichs | Mar 6, 2026 | The Magazine
Photo by Joe Friedrichs A Paddler’s Symphony – Full Concert & Debut Performance By Joe Friedrichs Sarah Kremer is a music teacher and musician who lives in Minnesota. She’s also a paddler. Her first trip was a 30-day epic to Woodland Caribou. She was a...
by Joe Friedrichs | Mar 3, 2026 | The Magazine
Joe Friedrichs deals with slush on a lake up the Gunflint Trail. P&P photo The Slush Monster – Gunflint Trail Ice Update By Joe Friedrichs The slush monster. The fear it brings creeps up the spine of ice anglers like the first waves of nausea after eating...
by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 25, 2026 | The Magazine
A group of friends continued their trip to the BWCA despite a memorable snowstorm in February. Submitted photo Winter Camping in the Boundary Waters After Epic Snowstorm By Joe Friedrichs Four Minnesota residents traveled to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness...
by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 21, 2026 | Subscribers Only, The Magazine
Brian Johnston and Gerry Reichsiedler on the Lorillard River. Photo by Jim Gallagher News Seven Traits of Successful Arctic Paddlers By Jim Gallagher A paddler new to the Arctic might survive their first trip by luck alone, but not dying is a very low standard to...
