2020-05-13 11:30
Scott Schilling is a Gunflint Trail cabin owner and before that, he was a longtime Tuscarora guest who went on countless Boundary Waters and Quetico fishing trips. He answered our call for g… Read More
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A Boundary Waters blog discussing BWCAW and Quetico canoe trips, wilderness camping, and the latest in camping equipment and gear.
2020-04-07 18:31
Not going anywhere this Friday night? Didn’t think so . . .
So why not join us over on Facebook Live at 7:30 p.m CST on Friday, April 10 for the first-ever . . . *drumroll please*… Read More
2020-02-15 19:19
Before heading up the Gunflint Trail for winter camping or ice fishing, make sure you know where to park. Winter parking on the Gunflint Trail often surprises first-time winter visitors beca… Read More
2019-04-12 14:35
Last June, I was able to sneak out for an afternoon day trip on the Snipe Lake Loop with my brother and sister-in-law when they were up. This short Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness cano… Read More
2019-03-26 11:15
Like many, if not most, people who love the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, we’re map people. To us, half the joy of BWCA canoe tripping is pouring over maps and weighing the me… Read More
2019-03-26 11:15
Like many, if not most, people who love the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, we’re map people. To us, half the joy of BWCA canoe tripping is pouring over maps and weighing the me… Read More
2019-02-17 19:34
First things first, let’s just clear the air by stating that the following blog post is not exclusively about taking your girlfriend ice fishing. It’s about taking your girlfrie… Read More
2019-01-16 20:59
We’re hopping on the “photo or it didn’t happen” bandwagon today and rounding up our top 10 absolute favorite places to take winter photos on the Gunflint Trail. Whil… Read More
2018-12-12 22:54
Pretty much everyone who drives up the Gunflint Trail would consider it a pretty good day if they spied a moose along the way. But sometimes vehicle/moose encounters are exciting for all the… Read More
2018-11-21 17:27
While some Christmas carols would have you believe that the holiday season falls squarely in the middle of winter (hear’s looking at you “In the Bleak Midwinter”), in Minn… Read More
2018-10-10 17:00
We’re back, with another batch of book recommendations for your camping, travel, or winter fireside reading pleasure! Last year, we revealed some of our favorite outdoor adventure read… Read More
2018-09-12 17:00
We think every season is hiking season on the Gunflint Trail. However, it’s seems like for many people, autumn holds the title of “favorite hiking season.” Although… Read More
2018-08-22 16:33
The recent news story about three Isle Royale hikers being airlifted off the island after they became severely dehydrated reminded us that while campers are often hyperaware of the risks ass… Read More
2018-08-08 16:00
Each year, a handful of people get really lost in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In this 1.1 million acre wilderness area lacking both navigational signs and cell phone service… Read More
2018-07-25 11:00
So I went to the Kentucky Derby back in May.
During my childhood I’d always go over to my grandma’s to watch the Derby on the first Saturday of May and in adulthood, I&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-07-11 16:00
The Second Annual Biggest Blueberry Contest on the Gunflint Trail is just around the corner. Blueberry season, aka “the most wonderful time of the year,” is celebrated by Gu… Read More
2018-06-27 17:00
This April, I finally made it back to one of my favorite places in the world: Louisburgh, Ireland. A town of 600 on the southern shore of Clew Bay, Louisburgh was my home for four… Read More
2018-06-13 16:00
If you’ve spent any time in Minnesota in the summer, you know that there’s almost always some sort of insect wandering around, hoping to feast upon your blood. We all wish it was… Read More
2018-05-23 17:00
Here at Tuscarora, we try to be straight with our guests. And our camping food menu, well, it’s just plain confusing. So if you book an outfitting trip with us and find yourself s… Read More
2018-05-08 13:04
If you’re here looking for current ice conditions on Gunflint Trail lakes, we finally have good news to share. As of this morning – May 8, 2018 – Round Lake is ice-free. Wi… Read More
2018-04-16 15:59
It feels a little strange to write a recap on the winter lake trout fishing season when Gunflint Trail lakes are still covered with more than two feet of ice and the entire Great Lakes regi… Read More
2018-03-21 18:11
Last month, Andy and I had a chance to visit the birthplace of the Boundary Waters. It’s the birthplace of a lot of other things too.
If you’re imagining something like the… Read More
2018-03-07 17:20
If our Pinterest account can be believed, a handful of the people who end up on our website each day are driven by this question: “Is a Boundary Waters trip right for you?” Grant… Read More
2018-02-21 18:00
Despite recommending that you read Hatchet, we don’t actually recommend that you bring a hatchet (or an ax, for that matter) on your next Boundary Waters or Quetico… Read More
2018-02-07 17:21
Winter and worry.
In northern Minnesota, we know how well these two concepts pair. No one ever sang, “Wintertime and the living is easy.” All winter long, we worry about in… Read More
2018-01-24 22:24
Ice fishing can be a hard sell for even the most devoted warm weather anglers. But here on the Gunflint Trail, ice fishing is a way of life and we can’t imagine not spending some (oka… Read More
2018-01-10 21:15
How’s your winter going so far? Super full of hygge yet? No? Don’t worry, we can help.
If you’re not sure what hygge (pronounced “hoo-gah”) is, I think D… Read More
2017-12-04 19:27
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, winter came very early to the Gunflint Trail this year. Our last canoe group got off the water less than a week before our first snowstorm of the year… Read More
2017-10-08 14:34
On our canoe trip packing checklist, we list a “good book” as a camping essential and judging by how depleted the Paddlers’ Library in the Dining Hall was in midsummer, man… Read More
2017-07-15 14:22
There’s one thing we think should be in everyone’s pack.
If you don’t have it, you might have to end your trip early.
You might even put yourself in a life-threatening situ… Read More
2017-06-29 22:12
If you call us up and ask for a route recommendation for your first Boundary Waters canoe trip, chances are, we’ll mention Seagull Lake.
This large, versatile, and visually stunning B… Read More
2017-06-05 11:00
For many canoe trip enthusiasts in the Boundary Waters and Quetico, portages are a necessary evil. Nothing slows down your paddling momentum faster than pulling into a canoe trip landing an… Read More
2017-05-24 14:42
After an exceptionally beautiful start to April, the weather turned decidedly “April-ish” right around Easter. Serendipitously, we’d planned to travel for a week and a half… Read More
2017-04-15 18:28
Wondering what ice conditions are like on Gunflint Trail lakes? Well, wonder no more! We are quickly heading towards an earlier than average ice out on the Gunflint Trail, although, as usual… Read More
2017-04-14 15:10
Spring came early to the Gunflint Trail in 2017. The crocuses outside the outfitting building started blooming this week (that’s 2+ weeks ahead of when they bloomed last year) and the… Read More
2017-03-30 14:43
In its 82-year history on the Gunflint Trail, Tuscarora has evolved from boat-in cabins on Tuscarora Lake to the Boundary Waters canoe outfitters with lakeside cabins on Round Lake that it i… Read More
2017-03-17 21:27
It’s hard to imagine going on a Boundary Waters canoe trip and not eating a single granola bar. A lightweight, high calorie Boundary Waters snack staple, granola bars are the quintesse… Read More
2017-02-22 23:33
No season poses more challenges in the Boundary Waters than winter. How to dress for winter play in the Boundary Waters is particularly puzzling, especially since it’s not unheard of f… Read More
2017-01-30 16:01
We spend most of our free time in the first three months of each year ice fishing for lake trout. Because our business keeps us busy all summer long, in any given year, we spend considerably… Read More
2017-01-01 12:00
Happy New Year!
A quick glance out the window to snow-covered, frozen Round Lake reveals that we have a ways to go until Paddling Season 2017. However, it’s never too early to start p… Read More
2016-12-18 18:51
No surprise, it’s been COLD in Minnesota this last week. Today we woke up to a temperature reading of -22 F and last week, we never got above zero on the Gunflint Trail.
We’ve be… Read More
2016-12-06 19:56
The holidays are upon us and if your fridge is anything like ours, it’s starting to fill up with ingredients it only ever contains this time of year. You know: cheese ball remnants; th… Read More
2016-11-25 22:43
Things have changed a little since we last spoke. After a seemingly endless string of days in mid-40s, a week ago Thursday, just before midnight, it started to snow.
And snow.
And snow… Read More
2016-10-03 14:40
They’s something kindo’ harty-like about the atmusfere When the heat of summer’s over and the coolin’ fall is here— Of course we miss the flowers, and the bloss… Read More
2016-09-05 18:42
“So, how often do you get out for trips yourself?”
We’ve spent all summer answering that question and now the answer that we usually give is upon us: September.
Septem… Read More
2016-08-05 16:17
As the world becomes increasingly globalized and technology makes it easier and easier to stay in touch, we’re finding that more Boundary Waters visitors than ever want a way to get in… Read More
2016-07-18 22:54
If you’re a fan of canoe country, you’ve probably stumbled across some photos of our buddy, Andrew. Last year, he served as the poster boy for the first annual Boundary Waters C… Read More
2016-07-07 18:40
“In certain latitudes there comes a span of time approaching and following the summer solstice, some weeks in all, when the twilights turn long and blue . . . . You find yo… Read More
2016-06-28 13:50
For decades, the U.S. Forest Service and paddling enthusiasts have been bemoaning the moribund state of canoe country visitors. A 2011 USFS survey of Boundary Waters visitors placed the ave… Read More
2016-06-14 14:26
Since late winter, my friend Kati and I have been trying to plan a quick canoe trip. Like most canoe trips, even though it was just the two of us, it took a little finagling to sync up our s… Read More
2016-05-25 00:39
From the time of our first history lesson in kindergarten or preschool, we know the term “Mayflower.” But despite the fact that one of the most famous -if not the most famou… Read More
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