I grew up in Duluth and my father took us fishing Basswood and Knife in Canoe Country (pre-BWCA) when I was young.  In scouts we canoed rivers and had many campouts, but ironically never went canoeing in the BWCA.  I came back to canoe with a church group out the numbered lakes when I was 16. 

In college, I went canoeing with friends and finally after graduation canoed 300 miles on the Churchill River in Northern Manitoba. After that I try to go canoeing annually and select a different route in the Quetico or BWCA.

May be one day I'll try Wabakimi, WCPP, Woodland Caribou...

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