The Northwoods

A few weeks back one of our staffers took a trip north and found himself in Ely, Minnesota. An old stomping ground, he geared up in the small, outfitting town and headed out for the real reason he was there: the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

If you've never heard of this wilderness area it is one of the true gems of this part of the world. Over a million acres within the Superior National Forest in Northeast Minnesota are explorable via one paddle stroke after another. Each trip begins at an entry point and continues from lake to lake via portages where everything you bring is carried as it was hundreds of years ago.

Sometimes it takes getting way out to experience the true beauty of nature.