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Thank you so much for wonderful work on this site and the open letter. I have not been on her very long, but, from the outset, it was clear to me that this is intended to be a non-commercial place to share knowledge, gain insight and have fun in a respectful manner. You have need to apologize...

They can pry my Trangia from my cold, dead fingers!

Nutella on just about anything! Jello Brand no-bake cheese cake or fresh-baked muffin mixes as a one piece cake.

Welcome Randy. If you ever get out this way, Alexandria lakes area, and would like to paddle please let me know. Best of luck and fun with your adventures.

We had a great paddle on Big Sauk Lake north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. It is an impoundment on the Sauk River. The wind was fairly calm for a change, the temperature was about 68 and the ice has been out for about ten days. There are few power boats out yet and the bird life was abundant...

Another trailer fan here. We have had the Sportsrig Micro Trailer for a number years and thousands of miles. It provides great security from wind gusts and better mileage. It really is nice behind our go-kart/ Ford Fiesta. It also works well to store the boats in the garage. It isn't for...

We have had good luck with the store-bought dried peanut butter and there is one with chocolate. I am a nut butter fan and this stuff comes pretty close. The plain version works well in Asian soups and stir fries. Homemade dehydrated hummus is wonderful.

Home-dried fruit, fruit leather, crackers, cheese, sausage, jerky, rehydrated hummus, Nutella, Clif bars, hot soup, GORP, leftover baked goods from the previous evening or morning and Crystal Light or hot cocoa for a beverage. The GORP always seems to be dessert for lunch. If we are on a day...

We have had good luck using butter powder (a different brand) for sauces for pasta and gnocchi. The dried egg brand that we used did not look very pleasing but it turned out well in a baked egg dish and breakfast wrap.

Just got our new paddles labeled/color coded. Not traditional paddles, sorry. But now we know which one is ours and which is the spare. Happy Easter.

Marquette is beautiful, you are very fortunate to live there. Camping was somewhat tricky and not as flexible as we would liked. We were unable to find a couple of the western sites and had to modify our plans. We could not find the first two listed sites. First night, Escanaba State Forest...

Welcome to you from the central lakes area of Minnesota. Two years ago we took a kayak trip from Big Bay to a Grand Marais following the Hiawatha Water a Trail. We fell in love with the U.P. It has much beauty and many recreational opportunities. We met Bill at Big Bay Outfitters and he was...

Very nice case, very classy looking. I have had very good look with the SealLine medium size map case. It has proven to be durable, easy to see through, waterproof and doesn't seem to scratch very easily. It is fairly inexpensive. The only problem I seem to have is getting it open. The...

Battle Lake Outdoors Grand Portage Pack with SealLine Kodiak dry bags for anything that needs to stay absolutely dry: sleeping bag, spare clothing. The food is already in ziplocks. For us, this provides a durable, comfortable and versatile main pack with the organization of smaller inner bags.

We are putting different color 3M reflective tape on our Zaveral paddles to make quick identification and some night visibility.

Hey guys, I wasn't even aware of Jeff's Map. As usual, I am behind in my knowledge but have learned a a great source from you for Canadian canoe routes. We are planning to get to those parks and the maps look great. Thank you so much for for the expanded information on my post. The people...

Hi No USGS topos. Other areas he has are Voyageur's National Park, Isle Royal, Apostle Islands, Superior Hiking Trail, etc. I hope you make it to the BWCA or similar soon.

Today, I just placed another order for some Fisher Maps from mapsandstuff.com. I have found that he is very friendly, prompt and helpful. It is located in Iowa and you are able to pay by check AFTER you receive the order and invoice. Who says trust is dead!? You may order Fisher and McKenzie...

I don't believe that I have ever filtered black water. However, in Minnesota, we have quite brown, tannin-rich water. The filter set-up that we use is a Katadyn Pocket Filter. I have made some changes that seem to have worked well for us. It has the standard infeed prefilter, an added...

Very nice paddling. I first went with friend from the area. The water is very clear. It is eerie To paddle over trees that were flooded after the pits closed. I believe that one access was closed last summer and I am not sure of the status of that access. There is some camping available...