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Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Western Region

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This guide describes 27 entry points, contains 1,200 miles of canoe routes, and 154 miles of portage trails in the western part of the BWCA Wilderness.
  • 09 July 2009
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Find your way into the western BWCAW via 27 entry points, accessible near Ely, Minnesota.

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: Western 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: Eastern 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 27 entry points in the western part of the BWCAW—those accessible near Ely, Minnesota, from the Echo Trail, Fernberg Road, and State Highway 1. 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 185 lakes that lie on this book’s described routes

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Price: $19.95
Pages: 264
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Imprint: Wilderness Press
Publication Date: 09 July 2009
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9780899974606
Format: Paperback
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Robert Beymer has been a frequent visitor to the Boundary Waters Canoe 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: Western Region

Prefaces

Chapter 1: introduction to the BWCA Wilderness

Chapter 2: how to Plan a Wilderness Canoe Trip

Chapter 3: Entry from Echo Trail south and highway

  • Entry Point 1 Trout Lake
  • Entry Point 4 Crab Lake
  • Entry Point 6 Slim Lake
  • Entry Point 7 Big Lake
  • Entry Point 8 Moose River South
  • Entry Point 9 Little Indian Sioux River South

Chapter 4: Entry from the Echo Trail north

  • Entry Point 12 Little Vermilion Lake
  • Entry Point 14 Little Indian Sioux River North
  • Entry Point 16 Moose River North
  • Entry Point 19 Stuart River
  • Entry Point 20 Angleworm Lake
  • Entry Point 77 South Hegman Lake
  • Entry Points 22 & 23 Mudro Lake

Chapter 5: Entry from the Fernberg Road

  • Entry Point 24 Fall Lake
  • Entry Point 25 Moose Lake
  • Entry Point 26 Wood Lake
  • Entry Points 27 & 28 Snowbank Lake
  • Entry Point 29 North Kawishiwi River
  • Entry Point 30 Lake One
  • Entry Point 31 Farm Lake

Chapter 6: Entry from state highway 1

  • Entry Point 32 South Kawishiwi River
  • Entry Point 33 Little Gabbro Lake
  • Entry Point 84 Snake River
  • Entry Point 75 Little Isabella River
  • Entry Point 67 Bog Lake
  • Entry Point 34 Island River
  • Entry Point 35 Isabella 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 Western Region

Appendix V: More Resources

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