Voyageur North Outfitters

Before traveling to Minnesota every boater must:

• Clean all aquatic plants, zebra mussels and other prohibited invasive species from boats and trailers.
• Drain water from boat, bait buckets and motor; drain live well and bilge by removing drain plugs.
• Keep drain plugs out while transporting watercraft.

In Minnesota is it illegal to:

• Transport watercraft without the drain plug removed.
• Arrive at lake access with drain plug in place.
• Transport aquatic plants, zebra mussels, or other prohibited species, whether dead or alive.
• Launch watercraft with prohibited species attached.
• Transport water from Minnesota lakes or rivers.
• Release live bait into the water.

More information about Minnesota’s AIS laws is posted on the DNR website at www.mndnr.gov/ais. Resorts, chambers of commerce, convention and visitors bureaus, and lake associations may also provide trip-planning information and links to AIS laws.

My friend Heather wanted to go on her first canoe trip, so we choose a simple 3 day base camp on Isabella Lake for the end of August. The kids really had a good time & were really good campers!

Amber

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2013 BWCAW Permit Reservation Update:

Jim Sanders, Forest Supervisor for the Superior National Forest has decided to implement changes to the lottery and reservation system for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

For 2013, the lottery will be retained for Fall Lake entry points D (Fall Lake & Beyond) and 24 (Fall Lake) and Moose Lake entry points F (Moose-Newfound-Sucker), G (Moose-Prairie-Basswood) and 25 (Moose Lake). People wanting day use motor, overnight motor, and overnight paddle permits for these entry points can continue to use the lottery to make their reservations as they have in the past. All other entry point reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis shortly after the lottery is run.

Lottery applications can be made starting from 12:01 am CT on December 19, 2012 to 11:59 pm CT on January 21, 2013. The lottery will run on January 22th. Reservations for all entry points can be made on a first-come, first-served basis starting January 30that 9:00 am central time. Reservations can be made at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.

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Brian's Big Fish
Story : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbh-ijfDJxg

Thanks again. I thought as things slow down for you, you might have a chance to look at these. Some of them are of your shop.
Mike Sawyer and family
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