One of the best-kept secrets in the Midwest is the Lake Superior National Forest. Nestled in the tall pines of Northern Minnesota, close to that wondrous North Shore, the Lake Superior National Forest is home to wilderness and adventure unknown to most people who call the Midwest home.

Most who visit the far north keep to the North Shore, driving through Two Harbors, Lutsen, Grand Maris, and other beautiful lake shore towns that offer waterfalls, rock beaches, State Parks, and shopping. You can’t blame people, can you?

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Today, I’m going to go over everything you need to know to plan your next Boundary Waters Wilderness Canoe trip. The first time I did this I didn’t even know where to start. You don’t know what you don’t know. The permits, the rules, the canoes, on and on. What to bring and what to plan for.

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