WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast
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WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast
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Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 123 - Part Two "And I call this a rest day"
Life-long wilderness traveler Peter Komendowski completed three solo canoe trips in the Boundary Waters over the last 13 months. In Part Two of this t...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 123 - Part One "10 is the Magic Number"
We first met Peter Komendowski at Canoecopia. A life-long wilderness traveler originally from Chicago, and now living in Iowa, Peter completed three s...
Keep it Wild - Paddles and Pines, a Friends of the Boundary Waters Youth Program
In this segment of Keep it Wild, we talk to Sarah Bransford from Friends of the Boundary Waters, an organization that is collaborating with the U.S. F...
BW Podcast Ep122 - Seagull Lake History
Jim Wiinanen is an avid canoeist and history buff who has been documenting the modern, human history of Seagull Lake prior to the establishment of Wil...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 121 - Respite in the Wilderness after Vietnam
Steve Stumpf talks about his wilderness mentor Robert Thomas, a life-long friend who served in the Vietnam War. Steve also tells some humorous tales a...
Keep it Wild - Out of the Woods, with Student Conservation Association Interns
Fern and Shelby are two of the interns embedded with US Forest Service Wilderness crews this summer as part of the ongoing partnership between the Sup...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 120 "100% Days"
LynnAnne Vesper has been a canoe guide for over 20 years. She also speaks French and Swedish, is a Fur Trade history buff, and on her days off enjoys...
Keep it Wild - Friends of the Superior National Forest Volunteer Opportunities
In this June, 2025 edition of "Keep it Wild," we talk with Jo Swanson, director of the Friends of the Superior National Forest. Formerly known as the...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 119 - Access to Wild Spaces
In this episode of the Boundary Waters Podcast we talk to Chris Evavold about the value of public lands and traveling as a family over many years, and...
Keep it Wild - Ice Out and Permit Pickup with Dave Seaton of Hungry Jack Outfitters
In this edition of "Keep it Wild" we talk with Dave Seaton at Hungry Jack Outfitters. An official Boundary Waters Collaborator and permit issue statio...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 118
In this episode we talk with Mike Danielsen, who philosophizes about losing things while gaining others; including what can happen when a bear steals...
Keep it Wild - Living with Wild Bears
The Superior National Forest is home to black bears, who are smart, have a good memory and most often prefer to keep to themselves. With increased hum...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 117 - Traveling on the Edge of the Material Earth
The Boundary Waters Podcast sat down with Peter Komendowski, a wilderness traveler and president of The Partnership for a Healthy Iowa--a group that p...
Hudson Bay Girls Prepare for a Summer 1,200 Mile Paddle from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay
The Hudson Bay Girls is an all-female canoe team embarking on a groundbreaking expedition to paddle a historic Voyageur Fur Trading Route - a 1,200-mi...
BW Podcast Ep. 116 - Traveling as a Pack
Krystal and Tina have been traveling together for twenty years--mostly in boats--almost all of them canoes--and always with their dogs. Wilderness lov...
Keep it Wild - Boundary Waters Advisory Committee
In the February 2025 episode of "Keep it Wild," we learn more about hiking trails in the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Our guest is Lucas Raudabaugh of...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 115 - Shoulder Season
Episode 115--Kyle Johnson is relatively new to the Boundary Waters, but so far has experienced the wilderness in all seasons, including solo trips in...
Keep it Wild - Planning for the "Go Live" Permit Season
In this edition of KEEP IT WILD, the Boundary Waters Podcast speaks with U.S. Forest Service Information Officer Joy Vandrie about the January 29th "G...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 114 - Winter Adventure Stories and More from Canoecopia '24
Episode 114 of the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast features wilderness stories recorded at Canoecopia 2024. We hear from winter adventurers Brad Friend (...
Keep it Wild - Protecting the Dark Skies
In this special, extended episode of "Keep it Wild," Ann Schwaller, a designated areas specialist for the U.S. Forest Service, shares the history of t...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 113 - Traveling with a Toddler
Signe and Ruben Hushagen have made a tradition of camping in the BWCAW every year, to celebrate their May birthdays. This year they decided to move th...
Keep it Wild - Self Permit Season in the Wilderness
It's self-permit season in the wilderness! Tim Engrav from the Lac La Croix District of the Superior National Forest, shares more about self-issue per...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 112 - When Portages Become Rivers
A story of family unity and lots of water--In Episode 112 of the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast, wilderness traveler Peter Halverson shares the tale of...
Keep It Wild - Human Caused Wildfires
In the October 2024 edition of "Keep it Wild," Fire Staff Officer Nick Petrack reports on the prevailing, dry conditions in the BWCAW and shares insig...
BW Podcast Ep. 111
Sam Nichols works in the Alaskan wilderness on an expedition ship in the summer. This year on a break from work, he took a memorable canoe trip in the...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 110
Episode 110 of the WTIP Boundary Waters podcast was recorded on a windy day at Camp Menogyn on West Bearskin Lake at the edge of the BWCAW. In his fir...
Keep It Wild - Impacts on Wilderness Character
In the August segment we converse with Wilderness Operations Supervisor Chris Maher about some common, human-caused impacts to wilderness character in...
Boundary Waters Podcast - Ep. 109
Episode 109 is about life-long connections to the wilderness and what happens when life circumstances and health conditions change the way families ar...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 108
"Choose your adventure," those are the words of William Choi, who spoke with the Boundary Waters Podcast about a family canoe trip in the BWCAW with t...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 107
This episode is packed with stories from the Wilderness! If you've ever wondered about the permit quota system and how that came to be, you'll want to...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 106 with Cory Dack
Cory Dack has nearly 20 years of experience in wild places, including 17 years as a canoe guide in the BWCAW. Host Lindsey Gau talks with Cory about d...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 105 - Canoecopia!
The Boundary Waters Podcast attended Canoecopia in early March where we were able to connect with over 30 Wilderness travelers who shared stories and...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 104
Over the summer of 2023 Aurora Gallagher spent 16 days canoeing and camping in Quetico Provincial Park as part of a YMCA Camp Menogyn trip. Aurora sha...
Keep It Wild - Winter Leave No Trace
The WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast talks with Megan McClanahan of the US Forest Service about "Leave No Trace" principles in the winter. She covers the...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 103
This episode is built on the connection between wolves and wilderness. Featuring Ellen Hawkins, a North Shore resident who had an extraordinary wolf e...
Boundary Waters Podcast Goes Live with Maggie Whiting of the USFS
Catch this timely interview with Maggie Whiting, a USFS information specialist, who tells us everything we need to know ahead of the January 31st "Go...
Boundary Waters Podcast Ep. 102
In this very special, one-hour episode, you'll meet Lindsey Gau and Bill Hansen, part of our new, rotating crew of podcast hosts. They each share memo...
Keep It Wild - Early Ice Conditions in the BWCAW
In this debut segment of "Keep it Wild," USFS Wilderness Operations Lead Megan McClanahan discusses early winter adventuring in the BWCAW, including m...
Episode 101 - Waterfowl Hunting In The BWCA
It's the second duck hunting trip featured on the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast.
Podcast friends Dean and Baylee share information about...
Episode 100 WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast
It's been a journey.
100 episodes.
In this milestone episode, it goes back to the beginning, with Gaby, the German paddler...