Tag: lakes
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Unplugged and Off-the-Grid ~ Conclusion: Heading Home
Our last morning on the water dawned misty and gray. The trees blurred together to create a unified front along the distant shore. The waters were quiet and calm as we slid the canoes back into the water and loaded them once more. Silently, while paddling at an easy pace, I said goodbye to the…
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Unplugged and Off-the-Grid ~ A Change of Scenery (Part 6)
After two nights of camping on the island, it was time to pack up and begin making our way back to our original entry point. We had hoped to spend our last night at a campsite on Cross Bay Lake, but someone else had beat us to it. Paddling on, we had our pick of…
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Unplugged and Off-the-Grid ~ The Call of the Loons (Part 5)
Ahhhh, the call of the loons. It is a sound that goes hand-in-hand with time spent on the lakes in Minnesota. Across the small bay from our island campsite on Long Island Lake, a pair of loons were nesting in the tall grass between the rocks. They did not wander far, and were never gone…
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Unplugged and Off-the-Grid ~ Exploring by Canoe (Part 4)
The weather was gray and wet, and often windier than one would like for taking the canoe out for a relaxing exploratory paddle of the surrounding lakes. And there is something to be said for just enjoying the beautiful spot where you’ve set up camp, and kicking back with that good book or fishing rod…
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Unplugged and Off-the-Grid: Gearing Up (Part 1)
Recently, I introduced you to (or for many of you, reacquainted you with) Minnesota’s cabin culture. In northern Minnesota, I dare say that Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) trips are woven into the region’s culture just as strongly. Amazingly, in over 20 years of living “up north” we had yet to make it into the…
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