Blueberries were everywhere. At the campsites, at the portages, and especially at the place we called Blueberry Island, in the middle of Sturgeon Lake. We grabbed handfuls for snacks, and we had them in pancakes and in oatmeal, and Bob made a blueberry sauce to serve with the bass. There were other kinds of berries …
Category Archives: Quetico adventures
Quetico 2008, the motley crew
On August 1, 2008, we set out for Quetico Provincial Park once again. We picked up visitors from England in Minneapolis and met campers from Georgia up in Canada. Two days later nine of us put our canoes in the water at Beaverhouse Lake for ten days of camping and fishing. See the black line …
The big adventure
Every year we drive from Texas to Ontario, Canada to try out Starr’s newly finished canoes. We spend ten to fifteen days making the wilderness our home, canoeing and fishing to our heart’s content. Early in the morning, the outfitter drops us into the environment we came to see, and we start paddling into the …