Heart of the Continent Partnership

Canoe the Heart photo gallery

November 17, 2009

Photos from this summer’s Canoe the Heart expedition are available online here. Enjoy!

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Canoe the Heart presentation and slideshow

August 3, 2009

Join Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness director Paul Danicic for a fun and informative slide show on the epic Canoe the Heart voyage on September 23 at Midwest Mountaineering in Minneapolis.

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Leg C trip report

July 30, 2009

Tim Eaton sent along this extensive trip report and photos from his experience paddling with the Canoe the Heart voyage on Leg C, from Crane Lake to Fall Lake along the Border Route.

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Canoe the Heart thank you

July 26, 2009

Rich Kelley, the chair of the Heart of the Continent Partnership steering committee, wrote the following letter thanking the participants and supporters of the Canoe the Heart centennial expedition.

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Canoe the Heart photo gallery

July 24, 2009

A gallery of photos provided by participants in the Canoe the Heart expedition is now online.

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Photos from an extraordinary trip

July 21, 2009

Lisa Pattni of the Superior National Forest provided some great photos from a couple of the events that were held along the route of the Canoe the Heart expedition.

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In-depth trip report and photos from Leg B

July 15, 2009

Paddler Tim Eaton shared a detailed trip report and photos about the expedition’s trip through Voyageurs National Park’s Kabetogama, Namakan and Crane Lakes.

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Report and Reflections from Leg C, Crane Lake to Ely

July 13, 2009

Paddler Kate Logan wrote this report about her experiences paddling along on Leg C of the Canoe the Heart Expedition. She found that it was an experience unlike ordinary canoe trips.

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Welcome the paddlers in Ely today

July 9, 2009

A “Canoe the Heart” event at the Fall Lake Campground near Ely will feature fun celebrations and presentations of the expedition and the centennials of the Superior National Forest and Quetico Provincial Park.

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Video of paddling the voyageur canoe

July 8, 2009

Wonder what it’s like paddling a 24-foot voyageur canoe with eight other people? This video by Leg 1 paddler Darryl Bathel of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources gives us a little taste of the steady rhythm and relatively rapid pace of canoeing through Rainy Lake.

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