Paddle and Portage Podcast

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Episodes: 115

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This podcast is produced by people who live near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. It is the source for storytelling, news, and information about the canoe-country wilderness and other paddling destinations across North America.

All music on this podcast, unless credited otherwise, comes from Ian Tamblyn and the Blue Dot Sessions. 


Episode Date
The Politics of the Boundary Waters: Volume One
Sep 03, 2026
Adventures in the BWCA & Bear Stories Abound
Aug 27, 2026
Discovering an Old Cabin and Silver Mine in the BWCA
Aug 09, 2026
The Reopening of the Boundary Waters
Aug 02, 2026
Northern Tier Scouts Evacuated From BWCA and Quetico During Wildfires
Jul 21, 2026
BWCA Closure Update: News & Stories
Jul 16, 2026
Summer BWCA Stories and Updates From Ely
Jul 09, 2026
Quetico Park Revisited: Paddling in From the South
Jul 01, 2026
The Rising Cost to Cancel a BWCA Permit
Jun 26, 2026
Quetico Telephone Reporting and BWCA Filming Policy - News Track
Jun 21, 2026
Paddling a Lake Superior Estuary Near Duluth
Jun 10, 2026
The Magazine Story That Brought an Ohio Kid to the Boundary Waters
Jun 01, 2026
Flying Over the Boundary Waters - Rescue & New Book
May 24, 2026
Cold, Snow, Ice, and Untimely Death Mark Another BWCA Fishing Opener
May 13, 2026
Talking Gunflint Trail Coffee and BWCA Paddling with Bob from Loons Nest
May 10, 2026
The Ties of a Hybrid Fish to the BWCA
Apr 23, 2026
Forest Service to Utah Update & Talking BWCA and Books with a Duluth Writer
Apr 10, 2026
This Miscalculations of Spring in the Boundary Waters
Apr 01, 2026
Kevin Kinney: Behind the Wool and Canvas
Mar 26, 2026
Ryan Rodgers - Where the Green Light Shines
Mar 20, 2026
Solo Trip Across the Border Lakes - Mona's Story
Mar 12, 2026
Tim Bates: An Unsung Hero of the Boundary Waters
Mar 01, 2026
Paddling North: How Stories Inspire Adventure
Feb 17, 2026
BWCA News Track: Politics and Mining in an Election Year
Feb 12, 2026
BWCA Winter Camping: Mind Games
Feb 05, 2026
The Paddler's Symphony: A Minnesota Music Teacher's Opus
Feb 01, 2026
The Lost Lakes Deep Dive with Jon and Erin
Jan 28, 2026
Finding BWCA Inspiration with Buck Benson
Jan 23, 2026
Canoecopia Nears and BWCA News Update
Jan 16, 2026
Go Live Day for BWCA Permits - Ginny Nelson from Spirit of the Wilderness in Ely
Jan 10, 2026
Ely Ranger Retires, Lake Trout News, and RABC Update: News Update
Jan 05, 2026
Fire, Logging, and Healthy Forests Near the Boundary Waters
Jan 01, 2026
Birding Near the Boundary Waters
Dec 18, 2025
RABC Update and Fireside Chat with Erin Walker
Dec 12, 2025
The Search For Missing People Near the Boundary Waters
Dec 08, 2025
The Return of Winter: First Ice Arrives to the Boundary Waters
Dec 01, 2025
Studying Wolves Near the Boundary Waters - A Minnesota Project
Nov 19, 2025
Constance Simes Circumnavigates Lake Superior Solo
Nov 15, 2025
Minnesota Author Talks BWCA, Lake Superior & Writing
Nov 08, 2025
Shannon McGrath: A Paddler Profile Rooted in Connection to Others
Nov 02, 2025
Update From the Road: Winter Camping, Brook Trout & Wolves
Oct 30, 2025
Boundary Waters Trout Chowder and the True North Cabin Cookbook Vol. II
Oct 24, 2025
Ely Canoe Outfitter Focused on Women Set For Retirement
Oct 15, 2025
The Family Life: Boundary Waters Edition
Oct 05, 2025
Helping Veterans Find Their Way On The Yellowstone River
Oct 01, 2025
Chuck the Mainer Paddles the Boundary Waters
Sep 23, 2025
Minnesota Resident Tests Positive for West Nile Virus After BWCA Trip
Sep 09, 2025
Empowering Women in the Wilderness: Yoga, Portaging & the BWCA
Sep 07, 2025
BWCA Adventures: Get Out and Make It Happen
Sep 01, 2025
Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
Aug 21, 2025
The Glossy Marketing of the Wilderness
Aug 13, 2025
Wilderness Water Safety With Abby Golden
Aug 06, 2025
Kari Kennedy on Connection to the Boundary Waters
Aug 01, 2025
Graham the Actor Arrives to the Boundary Waters
Jul 27, 2025
Hudson Bay Girls Share Update From Norway House
Jul 23, 2025
Kate From Bending Branches Talks with Erin From Lost Lakes
Jul 22, 2025
Permit News From the BWCA Wilderness
Jul 16, 2025
Update From the Solitude of Four: Lake Winnipeg Awaits
Jul 11, 2025
The Healing Power of the Boundary Waters
Jul 08, 2025
The Call to Paddle North: Solitude of Four
Jul 01, 2025
Paddling Veteran Embraces the Penguin and Viking Within
Jun 22, 2025
The Labor of Trail in the Boundary Waters
Jun 11, 2025
Boundary Waters Conversation with The Barefoot Paddler
Jun 01, 2025
The Triumphant Wisdom of Old Man Ed in the Boundary Waters
May 23, 2025
Rick Slatten Talks History of Search and Rescue In and Around BWCA
May 15, 2025
The Status of the Forest Service as BWCA Paddling Season Begins
May 10, 2025
Hudson Bay Girls - The Beginning
May 06, 2025
Let the Big Ones Go: A Science Update
May 01, 2025
Hungry Hunter: A Fishmonger's Tale
Apr 22, 2025
Talking Paddling and News with Pete and Dave from Friends of the Boundary Waters
Apr 15, 2025
Spring Whitewater on the Wolf River: The Jordan Taylor Story
Apr 09, 2025
Logging Order with BWCA on the Map and Impact of Tariffs on Paddle Sports Industry
Apr 08, 2025
Winter Trip to Cache Bay - RABC Permits in Action
Apr 01, 2025
Maddy Frawley Talks Gunflint Trail Life and Next Chapter
Mar 21, 2025
The Wilderness is the Work to Share
Mar 16, 2025
Canoecopia 2025: Canada-U.S. Unity and Cliff Jacobson's Last Picture Show
Mar 10, 2025
Minnesota Paddler Ventures West and Then Comes Back Home
Mar 01, 2025
Gunflint Ranger Station Staffing and Ely Rally News Update
Feb 20, 2025
The Mystery of Ella Hall: A Boundary Waters Story
Feb 17, 2025
Ice Thickness Update From the Boundary Waters
Feb 14, 2025
BWCA Wild and Scottie Baldwin on Why the Boundary Waters Matters
Feb 07, 2025
Forest Service Cancels Public Meetings As Unique Challenges From Nation's Capital Continue
Feb 04, 2025
Erin Walker Talks Survivor, Winter Camping, and Lost Lakes YouTube Channel
Jan 30, 2025
Talking Paddling and Canoecopia with Darren Bush
Jan 19, 2025
BWCA Wilderness Permits: Opening Day Analysis
Jan 12, 2025
Renaming BWCA Lake to Honor Former President Jimmy Carter
Jan 06, 2025
Amy and Dave Freeman on Their North American Odyssey
Jan 04, 2025
Read the Book: A Boundary Waters Trout Opener Discussion with DNR's Hudson Ledeen
Dec 28, 2024
EXPLORE Act Implications for the Boundary Waters: Conversation with Bryan Hansel
Dec 28, 2024
The Epic Saga of Frank Kugler on Pine Lake
Dec 17, 2024
News Short Track: Ice Skateboard and RABC Update Revisited
Dec 11, 2024
Boundary Waters Winter Travel: No Ice is Safe Ice
Dec 08, 2024
Motor Use to Study Fish in the BWCA Wilderness
Nov 23, 2024
Short Track News Update: RABC Permits
Nov 20, 2024
Updates From The Road: Bending Branches Tour, Book Event in Duluth, Emily Ford Time
Nov 18, 2024
Winter Camping Truths Amid Celebration
Nov 05, 2024
Forest Service Budget Woes and What It Means For the Boundary Waters
Oct 31, 2024
Updates From The Road: Winter Camping Festival and Amy & Dave Freeman Book Event
Oct 27, 2024
Episode 16: The Barrens of Nunavut
Oct 17, 2024
Episode 15: Traveling Sober in the BWCA Wilderness
Oct 09, 2024
Episode 14: Celebration of Life for a Vietnam Veteran in the Boundary Waters
Sep 22, 2024
Episode 13: Rescue on the Granite River
Sep 08, 2024
A Letter From Cache Bay: Featured Short Track
Aug 29, 2024
Episode 12: The Dan Cooke Tribute Paddle and Stories About a Legend
Aug 23, 2024
Episode 11: The Ely Challenge
Aug 08, 2024
Episode 10: The Sounds Of Mallard Island
Jul 24, 2024
Episode Nine: Summer Storms Bring BWCA Community Together
Jul 09, 2024
Episode Eight: Experienced Introduction To The Boundary Waters
Jun 24, 2024
Episode Seven - Sex In The Boundary Waters
Jun 08, 2024
Episode Six Northern Lights On The Fishing Opener
May 24, 2024
Episode Five - Author Tony Jones And The Path To Wild Places
May 09, 2024
Episode Four - A Greater Meaning To A Winter BWCA Trip
Apr 09, 2024
Episode Three - Going Off Trail in the Boundary Waters
Mar 08, 2024
Episode Two - The Other Side Of Wild Ice
Feb 09, 2024
Episode One - Wind Is The Ultimate Game Changer
Jan 10, 2024