WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast

Series produced by WTIP

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This podcast is all about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It is a place to hear stories from the people who visit this amazing outdoor playground. It is also a venue to learn more about the gear that helps adventuring in this unique setting be all the more enjoyable.

On this podcast, we invite you to join the adventures as well.

If you have a story you would like to share on the Boundary Waters Podcast, email us at bwcapodcast@gmail.com


85 Pieces

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Episode 90 proved to be a pivotal moment in the history of the podcast. A capsized canoe on the Temperance River in the BWCA just days after ice ou...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 32:48
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The WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast duo of Matthew Baxley and Joe Friedrichs met up with Kevin “The K-man” Kramer and “Omaha” Erik Dickes for the 2023...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 30:20
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The sights of the Boundary Waters are what many people think of when asked what they appreciate about the canoe-country wilderness.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 30:08
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Mushing is the fastest way to travel across the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness during the winter. Sled dogs love to run, and the open flats ...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 35:50
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The Paddler Profile series continues in this episode. The featured paddler is Wendy Paulsen, a dedicated paddler of the BWCA and other waters acros...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 33:49
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Canoecopia 2023 took place in Madison, Wisc., from March 10-12.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 25:31
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For the first time in several years, there will be a park ranger at the Cache Bay Ranger Station in Quetico Provincial Park for the full season in ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 31:17
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Climate change isn’t something most BWCA enthusiasts think of in early January.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 40:12
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Sam Cook made a career writing about the woods and waters of northeastern Minnesota, including his many adventures to the Boundary Waters.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 38:20
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Food tastes better during a trip to the Boundary Waters. It’s a common sentiment, one many visitors to the canoe-country wilderness can relate to.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:44
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Welcome to Season Six of the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast! To start the season, we get to travel once again with the father/daughter duo Scott and...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 36:22
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The trip started with 24 hours of cold rain and seemingly endless beaver dams overflowing from a rising creek. Dense fog masked the shoreline in th...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 40:19
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Juan Martinez is the first tribal liaison for the U.S. Forest Service on Superior National Forest. He arrived to northeastern Minnesota in 2021.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 32:34
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Bear Paulsen has a style of canoe tripping named after him. Simply put, they’re called “Bear Trips.”

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 49:17
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Dispersed camping on Superior National Forest is something the U.S. Forest Service has encouraged as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness cont...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 34:00
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Bryan Hansel is an outdoor photographer and BWCA enthusiast who lives near Grand Marais. In May 2021, Hansel followed the route of American geologi...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 42:19
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In this episode, we hear from a familiar voice on the podcast, BWCA enthusiast Erik “Omaha Erik” Dickes.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 23:21
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When we think of the Boundary Waters, solitude, quiet and getting away from the hustle of day-to-day life often jump to the forefront of the mind f...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 25:22
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The WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast team take to the road (and air) for this episode, traveling more than 1,000 miles south to the hills of Kentucky.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 22:23

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 31:30