Day 24: 34 Miles By the time we got up, Bryan was already up and making breakfast. It was really nice of him and we appreciated the tasty breakfast. We were glad that we were able to stop in Alma and spend time with Bryan. The first 45 minutes of … [Read more...]
Minneapolis to Alma
Day 20 (Part 2): 16 Miles After lunch, the river was pretty windy and got worse as the day went on. It seemed like we got through Minneapolis pretty quickly and now have been going through Saint Paul for awhile. In Saint Paul, we saw a lot of … [Read more...]
Brainerd to Minneapolis
Day 15: 30 Miles After an enjoyable day off in Brainerd yesterday, we got back on the river this morning. We had breakfast with Mike before bringing our stuff back to the canoes and heading out. We left just after 8:30am, so we missed out on the … [Read more...]
Grand Rapids to Brainerd
Day 9: 17 Miles We had a restful night in the motel and enjoyed breakfast and lunch in town. We walked to the grocery store and picked up five days of food to get us to Aiken, which will be our next town stop. We were able to get the electric … [Read more...]
Bemidji to Grand Rapids
Day 4 (Part 2): 8 Miles As we headed out on Lake Bemidji, it was really calm out and only three miles across, so we decided to go directly across instead of hugging the shoreline (this saves us miles). We got across quickly and then headed into a … [Read more...]
Lake Itaska to Bemidji
'Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark … [Read more...]
Mississippi River Thru-Canoe Gear List
Our gear for this trip has many items in common with our hiking gear as well as many items that are water-travel specific. Additionally, there are items that feel like ‘splurge’ or comfort items. Since the burden of floating some extra gear like … [Read more...]
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