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 5, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Ice hole on the Duncan narrows. Photo by George Pastorino Chicago Man Recounts Experience Breaking Through Ice Near BWCA’s Stairway Portage By Joe Friedrichs DUNCAN LAKE – George Pastorino knew the sound. The ice was giving way underneath him and soon at least part of...
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 | Mar 27, 2025 | News
A helicopter flies above Saganaga Lake in March (2025). Paddle and Portage photo Canada Increases Border Patrols Above the Boundary Waters Region By Joe Friedrichs SAGANAGA LAKE – Not long after two gray wolves crossed Cache Point, the chopper appeared. This was the...
by Joe Friedrichs | Dec 4, 2024 | News
David Welch with the ice skateboard. Photo by M Baxley Grand Marais Man Glides on Ice Skateboard Near Boundary Waters By Paddle & Portage Staff Subscribe to Paddle and Portage today for exclusive content. David Welch is a Grand Marais resident who frequents the...
