Lutsen, MN to Grand Marais, MN: Daily miles 20.8, Total miles 357.7
We got rolling later than we had originally planned after sleeping in a little and having a very nice conversation with the man who runs the golf course at Lutsen. We were on the water around 9:30 a.m. The day was cold and gray [...]
Day 22 – Grand Marais, MN
Day 21 – Lutsen, MN
Temperance River, MN to Lutsen, MN: Daily miles 10.3, Total miles 336.9
The weather still isn’t much better then it has been, but the waves were calmer earlier on this morning so we made the break for Lutsen. The paddling was less than enjoyable with winds gusting from the northwest into our sides and faces at [...]
Day 20 – Temperance River, MN
Temperance River State Park, MN: Daily miles 0.0, Total miles 326.6
Another day of going nowhere. The weather wasn’t bad but the waves were still rolling in bigger than we would like, with such a rocky and developed shoreline we couldn’t pull out of the water if the weather got worse. 5-7 foot waves were still [...]
Day 19 – Temperance River, MN
Temperance River State Park, MN: Daily miles 0.0, Total miles 326.6
Well, we didn’t go anywhere and I fell into the lake for the first time, but I got my ice cream (Ben and Jerry’s Everything but the … to be specific). So, while not a success, the day could have gone worse. We woke up [...]
Day 18 – Temperance River, MN
Silver Bay Marina, MN to Temperance River, MN: Daily miles 31.1 , Total miles 326.6
Got up early and got our tent down to avoid being hassled. We hit the water by 8 a.m. and planned on paddling only 5 miles to Tettegouche State Park and staying there to relax and let Matt’s burn blisters heal [...]
Day 17 – Silver Bay Marina, MN
Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN to Silver Bay Marina, MN: Daily miles 13.5, Total miles 295.5
Today started out pretty nice with a walk up to the waterfalls and a complete breakfast of pop tarts and frosted animal cookies. It was mostly downhill from there. We had a few more little problems with our dry bags [...]
Day 16 – Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN
Knife River, MN to Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN: Daily miles 21.2, Total miles 282.0
Woke up roasting in the tent at 6:30 a.m. Packed up and moved out of camp by around 8 a.m. The water was flat all morning and a heavy fog rolled in and out until we reached Two Harbors at 11 [...]
Day 15 – Knife River, MN
Suites Hotel, Duluth, MN to Knife River, MN: Daily miles 19.5, Total Miles 260.8
Woke up feeling well rested after a good nights sleep in a real bed. I probably would have had a hard time getting up if it wasn’t for the hot breakfast that awaited me in the hotel lobby. After eating we went [...]
Day 14 – Suites Hotel, Duluth, MN
Wisconsin Point, WI to Suites Hotel, Duluth, MN: Daily miles 10.2, Total miles 241.3
It rained all night and well into the morning. We hung out in the tent reading, sleeping, and playing cards until about 11 a.m. when we decided we had to start making a plan if we were going to get moving. We [...]
Day 13 – Wisconsin Point, WI
Beach 10 miles from Wisconsin Point, WI to Wisconsin Point, WI: Daily miles 10.6, Total miles 231.1
The morning was chilly and the wind and waves had picked up since the day before. We packed up camp and hit the lake. Our only meal plan for the day was to get to where our friends had [...]
