Voyageur Experiences

I did a Voyageur Canoe Outfitters  3-day trip in September. I have nothing but good things to say about Voyageur. They gave us everything we needed: a solid canoe, a waterproof map with our suggested route marked down, our park permit, and pre-packed bags with all of our supplies (except for clothes/hygiene stuff of course). We arrived the night before and stayed in a no-frills cabin. The next morning they gave us a carb-loaded pancake breakfast, went through some quick safety stuff, answered the questions we had, and then took us out to our start point. If you haven’t portaged before have them give you a lesson in it — good technique makes it a lot easier, especially for lifting the canoe onto your shoulders and putting it back down. The map had our route marked out, including the portage lengths, campground options along the way, and hiking/side trip options. The route is only a suggestion, because all that they require is that you return the canoe and bags to the destination site that you selected beforehand. Once you are in the water you are free to travel where you wish and use whatever campsites you want. We changed our plans due to weather and had no problems thanks to the map. The food was good and hardy and had proper serving sizes (for us at least, you can ask for extra food if you want). Each meal was put in a separate plastic bag, which made it extremely easy to prepare and avoids the need to ration your supplies. Portaging can be tough, the water is cold, and you won’t find any showers or faucets, but if you have never been to the Boundary Waters I recommend giving this a try.

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Voyage: Boundary Waters Canoe Trip