WINTER 2004
  • Queen For A Trip – Prouty – p.5
    Nurturing a love of canoe country
  • Fifty Years On The Canoe Trails – Bisco – p.9
    Canoe tripping in the 1950s
  • Coming Home To Quetico – Patterson – p.16
    Guiding into Fauquier in the 1950s; lake trout
  • When The Lead Dog Is You – Osthoff – p.25
    Pulling your own winter camping gear
  • A Winter Twilight – Vickery – p.30
    Cabin life; December chores
  • Canoe Country Camaraderie – Carrier – p.34
    Quetico route: Beaverhouse, Quetico, Jean, Burntside, Sturgeon, Maligne; friendships grow
  • The Pines On Pickerel Lake – Nelson – p.46
    Windstorm hits this popular Quetico landmark
  • Living On The Edge – Editor’s Column – Osthoff – p.52
    BWCAW archery bear hunt; BWCAW deer hunt
  • The Storm Corridor – Echle – p.56
    BWCAW: Moose, Knife, Vera, Ensign; family weathers storms
  • A Winter’s Solo – Johnson – p.64
    Solo winter trek into Sawbill, Smoke, Burnt, Kelley, Jack & South Temperance
  • Readers Forum – BWJ Readers – p.68
    Favorite canoe models and paddling seasons
  • A Bit Wild And Crazy – Rudolph – p.73
    Nym to Cache Bay in 2 nights
  • Learning On The Way – Wolfe – p.78
    Rookies first trip: Ham, Long Island, Gordon, Cherokee
  • Winter Maps – Fleck – p.82
    Day dreaming essay
  • Island River Day Trips – Kaiser – p.91
  • Campfire Stories – BWJ Readers – p.97