Saturday, December 12, 2009

The 2010 BWCAW Lottery is Curently Ongoing - Ely MN

The lottery for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Permits with entry dates between May 01, 2010 and Sep 30, 2010 is opened to the public until Jan 15, 2010 (midnight central time). After the Jan. 15 date, permits are on a first come/first serve basis.

What is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness? The BWCAW is a unique area located in the northern third of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota. It is approximately 1.3 million acres in size, it extends nearly 150 miles along the International Boundary adjacent to Canada's Quetico Provincial Park and bordered on the west by Voyageurs National Park. Also the BWCAW contains over 1200 miles of canoe routes, 15 hiking trails and approximately 2000 designated campsites.***

Now is the perfect time to plan your 2010 Boundary Waters canoe trip. We are happy to assist in all your canoe trip planning - from obtaining the permits, reserving the gear (whether it be Complete Deluxe Kevlar Outfitting Packages or if you are just in need of a canoe), trip routing to pointing out the best camping/fishing spots during your trip. Give us a call at 800-777-7091 to start the process and we can help you pick the perfect Entry Point depending on your groups abilities & interests.

Moose Track Adventures Canoe Outfitters is located just 7 miles southeast of Ely MN - Canoe Capital of the World! We only deal with kevlar canoes and the best in camping gear - Marmot/North Face tents & sleeping bags, Kondos canoe packs & tasty camping food!

***info from recreation.gov

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Winter has arrived in Ely MN & the BWCA!

Flurries that turned into 6" of snow and temperatures in the teens during the day with the thermometer dipping down to -10 at night means that winter has finally arrived in Ely Minnesota! We still haven't seen Farm Lake, part of the White Iron Chain of Lakes freeze over yet (which usually happens around Thanksgiving). Most likely after a week of these low temps at night we will finally see 'hard water'.