• Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Eastern Region
1 1

Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Eastern Region

$19.95
$19.95 $19.95
Sold out
This guide describes 28 entry points in the eastern part of the BWCA Wilderness—those accessible near Grand Marais from the Sawbill Trail and the Gunflint Trail.
  • 09 July 2009
View Product Details

Find your way into the eastern BWCAW via 28 entry points, accessible near Grand Marais, Minnesota, from the Sawbill and Gunflint trails.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northeastern Minnesota—over a million acres of wilderness on the US-Canada border—is a magnet for visitors seeking to explore some of the most beautiful waterways in the world. With a canoe or kayak, you can paddle its remote lakes, rivers, waterfalls, forests, and trails. Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Eastern Region by Robert Beymer and Louis Dzierzak helps you select the perfect trip for your schedule, ability, and interests.

This classic guide—along with its companion volume, Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Western Region—has been the trusted source for more than 40 years on where to go in the BWCAW and its 1,000+ lakes. Now fully updated, it’s the bible to the 1,200 miles of canoe routes and 154 miles of portage trails in the wilderness.

The guide describes 28 entry points in the eastern part of the BWCAW—those accessible near Grand Marais, Minnesota, from the Sawbill Trail and the Gunflint Trail. For each entry point, both a short and a long route are described, along with all the information you’ll need to plan a successful trip.

Inside you’ll find:

  • Complete trip data, including total distance, time, difficulty, required Fisher maps, and permit and quota requirements
  • Day-by-day details, such as number and difficulty of portages and recommended campsites
  • Fishing recommendations for surrounding lakes and rivers
  • Wise advice on navigation and points of interest
  • Added bonus: “Lake Index for Fishing,” covering the 242 lakes that lie on this book’s described routes

files/i.png Icon
Price: $19.95
Pages: 280
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Imprint: Wilderness Press
Publication Date: 09 July 2009
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9780899974613
Format: Paperback
REVIEWS Icon
Robert Beymer has been a frequent visitor to the Boundary Waters Cano Area Wilderness for the past 40 years, and was a canoe trip guide for seven summers at a private camp near Ely. He and his wife, Cheryl, have lived on the edge of the wilderness since 1984. Their home serves as a convenient starting point for day trips by canoe, as well as on foot, snowshoes, and cross-country skis. In addition to his two volume guide to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Bob has written three other books about the Quetico-Superior region of northeastern Minnesota and Ontario. His articles have appeared in numerous outdoor magazines, including Boundary Waters Journal, Silent Sports Magazine, Camping Journal, and Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. When the muse screaming in his ear was too loud to ignore, Louis Dzierzak walked away from a successful advertising career to become a full-time freelance writer. He’s written about issues and trends in outdoor recreation for over a decade. Lou firmly believes that paddling in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is the best way to recover from constant publishing deadlines.

Acknowledgments

locator Map of Boundary Water Canoe Area: Eastern Region

Prefaces

Chapter 1: introduction to the BWCA Wilderness

Chapter 2: How to Plan a Wilderness Canoe trip

Chapter 3: Entry from the Sawbill Trail

  • Entry Point 36—Hog Creek
  • Entry Point 37—Kawishiwi Lake
  • Entry Point 38—Sawbill Lake
  • Entry Point 39—Baker Lake
  • Entry Point 40—Homer Lake
  • Entry Point 41—Brule Lake

Chapter 4: Entry from the Gunflint Trail—West

  • Entry Point 43—Bower Trout Lake
  • Entry Point 44—Ram Lake
  • Entry Point 45—Morgan Lake
  • Entry Point 47—Lizz Lake & Swamp Lake
  • Entry Point 48—Meeds Lake
  • Entry Point 49—Skipper Lake & Portage Lake
  • Entry Point 50—Cross Bay Lake
  • Entry Point 51—Missing Link Lake
  • Entry Point 52—Brant Lake
  • Entry Point 54—Seagull Lake
  • Entry Point 55—Saganaga Lake

Chapter 5: Entry from the Gunflint Trail—East and Arrowhead trail

  • Entry Point 80—Larch Creek
  • Entry Point 57—Magnetic Lake
  • Entry Point 58—South Lake
  • Entry Point 60—Duncan Lake
  • Entry Point 61—Daniels Lake
  • Entry Point 62—Clearwater Lake
  • Entry Point 64—East Bearskin Lake
  • Entry Point 66—Crocodile River
  • Entry Point 68—Pine Lake
  • Entry Point 69—John Lake
  • Entry Point 70—North Fowl Lake

Appendix i: Routes Categorized by Difficulty and Duration

Appendix ii: Commercial Canoe trip outfitters

Appendix iii: lake index for fishing

Appendix iV: BWCAW Hiking trails in the Eastern Region

Appendix V: More Resources

Photo Credits

Index