FALL 2011

*Vista Lake Visitor – Cook – p.4

BWCAW trip: Ham, Cross Bay, Rib George, Karl, Long Island, Muskey, Kiskadinna, Omega & Vista Lake; a special bull moose encounter under the harvest moon

*Quetico Duo – Sirmans – p.12

            Beaverhouse Lake to Ely fall trip; solitude, wildlife, fall colors, & coping with wind/weather

*Canoe Country Smallmouth Obsession – Osthoff – p.22

a review of BWJ Publisher Stu Osthoff’s 2011 canoe/fishing guiding trips season; lots of detailed advice on how, when & where to target smallmouth in BWCAW/Quetico from 5 trips; plus 2011 Sutton River Brook trout trip

*North Country Eagles Take Off – Spindler – p.36

            bald eagle ecology & behavior in the canoe country

*Misstep At Chatterton Falls – Roth – p.42

a serious accident/injury at Chatterton Falls necessitates a helicopter evacuation; a real canoe country adventure

*Uncle Judd Cleveland – Hillman – p.51

            the life story of an early Ely pioneer: prospecting and living off the land up the Fernberg Trail. 

*Collective Wisdom – Canoe Country Grub – p. 55

BWJ field editors share their “Go to meals” for canoe country breakfast, lunch and dinners; food prep, packing and cooking tips; everything needed to eat great on canoe trips.

*Blackstone Country – Foley – p.72

            a Quetico adventure into remote Blackstone Lake on a fall trip

*Pow Wow Trail Adventure – Brotzler – p.91

            BWCAW hiking trail, an overnight trip on the Pow Wow