WINTER 2012

*Defying Conventional Wisdom – Osthoff – p. 4

            winter hike into Thomas Lake, heated wall tent camp and lake trout adventure; how to "do it

            yourself" BWCAW winters trips

*Softcore Winter Camping – Voytilla – p. 12

            BWCAW winter camping in comfort just a few miles from the trailhead

*Fishing With "Charlie" – Carrier – p. 18

            mentoring teenager to get hooked on canoe country; fishing Crooked,  Roland, Argo, Darky & Minn

*Living On The Edge – Editor's Column – Osthoff – p.26

            BWJ Publisher shares his BWCAW fall deer hunting trip stories

*The Italian Battalion: A Pack Story – Wahlstrom – p.36

            canoe trip camaraderie and tradition overcome adversity

*Good Country For Old Men – Isle – p.43

            a canoe trip reunion shows you are never too old for another BWCAW trip

*Collective Wisdom – Water, Water Everywhere—But Where Am I To Go? – p.47

            BWJ field editors share route planning savvy and hard-earned advice for selecting canoe trip routes

*Boundary Waters Brookies – Strandlund, Strom, Kaiser – p. 69

            BWCAW brook trout waters; where, when and how to fish them

*The Vermilion River Route – Smith – p.80

*Gunflint Trail Fire & Rescue Squad – Kaiser – p. 91

*Hunters Island – Teach – p.98

            wilderness poetry