I’m new to the forum and would like the advice of all of you who have been to the Quetico. My wife and I are planning our first trip into the Quetico for May or June of next year.

I went to a YMCA camp as a kid in the northwoods of Wisconsin that emphasized canoe camping and loved it. I was supposed to go on their sponsored trip into the Quetico, but never went. I made it a point to someday do that. Well, over 20 years later I’m planning that trip. When I was a kid I was an experienced paddler. I always preferred and was picked as the stern paddler. I’ve tested the waters locally and found that I can still pilot a canoe like I did, kind of like riding a bike I guess.  

We’ve camped before, and my wife is a good outdoors woman. We’re both in fair to good shape, but are going to the gym more often now that we know we need to prepare for the rigors of a 6 day trip.

So my question- this will most likely be an early June (or even late May) trip and I want to be as far from another person (besides my wife) as possible. Day one will be early and hard if necessary. Day two to six should only require 5 hours of traveling. We will need at least one campsite for a two night rest, maybe at the end of the trip (so if bad weather makes the rest sooner). Interests are photography and viewing wildlife, fishing (lake trout- any other trout besides lakers?), pictographs, and wildflowers.  

Side question- my wife is the object of every bug’s eye. Any favorite repellants? Do they still make Muskoll?

Thanks for your input.