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Paddle and Portage Podcast — 111 episodes

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1

Northern Tier Scouts Evacuated From BWCA and Quetico During Wildfires

2

BWCA Closure Update: News & Stories

3

Summer BWCA Stories and Updates From Ely

4

Quetico Park Revisited: Paddling in From the South

5

The Rising Cost to Cancel a BWCA Permit

6

Quetico Telephone Reporting and BWCA Filming Policy - News Track

7

Paddling a Lake Superior Estuary Near Duluth

8

The Magazine Story That Brought an Ohio Kid to the Boundary Waters

9

Flying Over the Boundary Waters - Rescue & New Book

10

Cold, Snow, Ice, and Untimely Death Mark Another BWCA Fishing Opener

11

Talking Gunflint Trail Coffee and BWCA Paddling with Bob from Loons Nest

12

The Ties of a Hybrid Fish to the BWCA

13

Forest Service to Utah Update & Talking BWCA and Books with a Duluth Writer

14

This Miscalculations of Spring in the Boundary Waters

15

Kevin Kinney: Behind the Wool and Canvas

16

Ryan Rodgers - Where the Green Light Shines

17

Solo Trip Across the Border Lakes - Mona's Story

18

Tim Bates: An Unsung Hero of the Boundary Waters

19

Paddling North: How Stories Inspire Adventure

20

BWCA News Track: Politics and Mining in an Election Year

21

BWCA Winter Camping: Mind Games

22

The Paddler's Symphony: A Minnesota Music Teacher's Opus

23

The Lost Lakes Deep Dive with Jon and Erin

24

Finding BWCA Inspiration with Buck Benson

25

Canoecopia Nears and BWCA News Update

26

Go Live Day for BWCA Permits - Ginny Nelson from Spirit of the Wilderness in Ely

27

Ely Ranger Retires, Lake Trout News, and RABC Update: News Update

28

Fire, Logging, and Healthy Forests Near the Boundary Waters

29

Birding Near the Boundary Waters

30

RABC Update and Fireside Chat with Erin Walker

31

The Search For Missing People Near the Boundary Waters

32

The Return of Winter: First Ice Arrives to the Boundary Waters

33

Studying Wolves Near the Boundary Waters - A Minnesota Project

34

Constance Simes Circumnavigates Lake Superior Solo

35

Minnesota Author Talks BWCA, Lake Superior & Writing

36

Shannon McGrath: A Paddler Profile Rooted in Connection to Others

37

Update From the Road: Winter Camping, Brook Trout & Wolves

38

Boundary Waters Trout Chowder and the True North Cabin Cookbook Vol. II

39

Ely Canoe Outfitter Focused on Women Set For Retirement

40

The Family Life: Boundary Waters Edition

41

Helping Veterans Find Their Way On The Yellowstone River

42

Chuck the Mainer Paddles the Boundary Waters

43

Minnesota Resident Tests Positive for West Nile Virus After BWCA Trip

44

Empowering Women in the Wilderness: Yoga, Portaging & the BWCA

45

BWCA Adventures: Get Out and Make It Happen

46

Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness

47

The Glossy Marketing of the Wilderness

48

Wilderness Water Safety With Abby Golden

49

Kari Kennedy on Connection to the Boundary Waters

50

Graham the Actor Arrives to the Boundary Waters

51

Hudson Bay Girls Share Update From Norway House

52

Kate From Bending Branches Talks with Erin From Lost Lakes

53

Permit News From the BWCA Wilderness

54

Update From the Solitude of Four: Lake Winnipeg Awaits

55

The Healing Power of the Boundary Waters

56

The Call to Paddle North: Solitude of Four

57

Paddling Veteran Embraces the Penguin and Viking Within

58

The Labor of Trail in the Boundary Waters

59

Boundary Waters Conversation with The Barefoot Paddler

60

The Triumphant Wisdom of Old Man Ed in the Boundary Waters

61

Rick Slatten Talks History of Search and Rescue In and Around BWCA

62

The Status of the Forest Service as BWCA Paddling Season Begins

63

Hudson Bay Girls - The Beginning

64

Let the Big Ones Go: A Science Update

65

Hungry Hunter: A Fishmonger's Tale

66

Talking Paddling and News with Pete and Dave from Friends of the Boundary Waters

67

Spring Whitewater on the Wolf River: The Jordan Taylor Story

68

Logging Order with BWCA on the Map and Impact of Tariffs on Paddle Sports Industry

69

Winter Trip to Cache Bay - RABC Permits in Action

70

Maddy Frawley Talks Gunflint Trail Life and Next Chapter

71

The Wilderness is the Work to Share

72

Canoecopia 2025: Canada-U.S. Unity and Cliff Jacobson's Last Picture Show

73

Minnesota Paddler Ventures West and Then Comes Back Home

74

Gunflint Ranger Station Staffing and Ely Rally News Update

75

The Mystery of Ella Hall: A Boundary Waters Story

76

Ice Thickness Update From the Boundary Waters

77

BWCA Wild and Scottie Baldwin on Why the Boundary Waters Matters

78

Forest Service Cancels Public Meetings As Unique Challenges From Nation's Capital Continue

79

Erin Walker Talks Survivor, Winter Camping, and Lost Lakes YouTube Channel

80

Talking Paddling and Canoecopia with Darren Bush

81

BWCA Wilderness Permits: Opening Day Analysis

82

Renaming BWCA Lake to Honor Former President Jimmy Carter

83

Amy and Dave Freeman on Their North American Odyssey

84

Read the Book: A Boundary Waters Trout Opener Discussion with DNR's Hudson Ledeen

85

EXPLORE Act Implications for the Boundary Waters: Conversation with Bryan Hansel

86

The Epic Saga of Frank Kugler on Pine Lake

87

News Short Track: Ice Skateboard and RABC Update Revisited

88

Boundary Waters Winter Travel: No Ice is Safe Ice

89

Motor Use to Study Fish in the BWCA Wilderness

90

Short Track News Update: RABC Permits

91

Updates From The Road: Bending Branches Tour, Book Event in Duluth, Emily Ford Time

92

Winter Camping Truths Amid Celebration

93

Forest Service Budget Woes and What It Means For the Boundary Waters

94

Updates From The Road: Winter Camping Festival and Amy & Dave Freeman Book Event

95

Episode 16: The Barrens of Nunavut

96

Episode 15: Traveling Sober in the BWCA Wilderness

97

Episode 14: Celebration of Life for a Vietnam Veteran in the Boundary Waters

98

Episode 13: Rescue on the Granite River

99

A Letter From Cache Bay: Featured Short Track

100

Episode 12: The Dan Cooke Tribute Paddle and Stories About a Legend

101

Episode 11: The Ely Challenge

102

Episode 10: The Sounds Of Mallard Island

103

Episode Nine: Summer Storms Bring BWCA Community Together

104

Episode Eight: Experienced Introduction To The Boundary Waters

105

Episode Seven - Sex In The Boundary Waters

106

Episode Six Northern Lights On The Fishing Opener

107

Episode Five - Author Tony Jones And The Path To Wild Places

108

Episode Four - A Greater Meaning To A Winter BWCA Trip

109

Episode Three - Going Off Trail in the Boundary Waters

110

Episode Two - The Other Side Of Wild Ice

111

Episode One - Wind Is The Ultimate Game Changer