by Joe Friedrichs | Dec 12, 2025 | The Podcast
RABC Update and Fireside Chat with Erin Walker The future of the Remote Area Border Crossing Program (RABC) remains unknown, with Canadian officials telling Paddle and Portage this week, once again, they don’t have any new information to share. The permits all expire...
by Joe Friedrichs | Dec 7, 2025 | The Podcast
Searching For People Missing Near the BWCA Search and recovery expert Michael Neiger spent the end of November and first few days of December looking for two people who are missing near the Boundary Waters. We sat down with him near Grand Marais to discuss the...
by Joe Friedrichs | Dec 1, 2025 | The Podcast
Winter and Ice Return to the Boundary Waters Snow. Freezing temps. This was a theme across Minnesota during the final week of November. And with it, came the first ice to the Boundary Waters. The first ice of the season can mean a lot of things. In this episode, we...
by Joe Friedrichs | Nov 19, 2025 | The Podcast
Studying Wolves Near the Boundary Waters Minnesota has more wolves than any other state, outside of Alaska. In fall 2025, researchers with the Voyageurs Wolf Project released an updated study on wolf activity and the population of wolves in an area located about 10...
by Joe Friedrichs | Nov 15, 2025 | The Podcast
Lake Superior Paddling: Solo and All The Way Constance Simes circumnavigated Lake Superior solo in 2022. When the trip was complete, she’d paddled approximately 1,200 miles around Lake Superior in 57 days. She encountered high waves, of course. She also found...
by Joe Friedrichs | Nov 8, 2025 | The Podcast
Writing, BWCA Policy & Law, and Crooked Lake Tales Erin Soderberg Downing grew up exploring the forests, lakes, and trails near Lake Superior and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Now an accomplished writer, Erin says her best ideas for stories often come...
