Dec 13, 2021 | BWCAW, Calendar Sidebar, Community, From the Archives
Resonant words from the archives: Dear Calendar Owners, As I write this it is Memorial Weekend, 2007. I have just returned from working at the Ham Lake Fire on the Gunflint Trail, where sadly we lost homes and witnessed the destruction of wild places that were special...
Nov 16, 2021 | BWCAW, Calendar Sidebar, Food & Drink, From the Archives
From Cache Lake Country by John Rowlands, a 1947 book full of poetic descriptions and practical directions: The Chief and I have been dressing the skin of his first buck which will make fine moccasins later on, although he wants to get a moose, too, for its hide will...
Nov 1, 2021 | BWCAW, Calendar Sidebar, From the Archives, Northwoods Ecology
The following was originally published as the sidebar text accompanying the above photo for November in the 2017 Boundary Waters & Quetico calendar. It’s time to winterize, and the herps (reptiles and amphibians) of Canoe Country have remarkable adaptations to...
Oct 11, 2021 | BWCAW, Calendar Sidebar, From the Archives, Northwoods Ecology
The following content was originally published in our 2016 Boundary Waters & Quetico calendar. Photo credit: Steve Voiles. Depending on your perspective, aspen trees are pulpwood, weeds, or trees at add beauty and character to canoe country. There are three...
Sep 20, 2021 | BWCAW, Calendar Sidebar, From the Archives, Northwoods Ecology
The following text was the September 2002 sidebar content in our Boundary Waters & Quetico calendar. Photo credit: Paul Sundberg. Lake Agnes. In the BWCAW and Quetico, peak leaf color is usually from the middle to the end of September. As early as July,...
