CLIFF JACOBSON

Kopka River, Ontario. Cliff prepares steam fried pizza - 10 min. prep/2 min. cook Quick! Name the most important thing on a camping trip....

I recently returned from a trip in the Boundary Waters, and as usual, it was a good time.  But one of the things that gnawed at me, was...

In the 1980s, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources became concerned about the large number of deer hunters who became lost every...

By Eric Watt: From my book, Campsite Memories . This true, heartwarming story will make you smile. Forward : Erik Watt is a politically...

I recently chatted with Joe Friedrichs, the author of Her Island.  It’s the story of Janice Matichuk, Quetico’s longest serving park...

CANOEING QUIZ by Cliff Jacobson Steel River, Ontario When I was a Boy Scout in the 1950s, my greatest thrill was summer camp and the...

Yes! The fishing (and everything else!) is AWESOME in Northern Canada. North Knife River, Manitoba You’ve made many successful trips...

by Cliff Jacobson Renee and Ken Sebranek on a wild Wisconsin river. Reneee is totally blind! Their heart-warming story is in my book,...

Kayaks now outnumber canoes on almost every waterway. Why are they so popular? Some years ago, I guided a group of teens on a canoe trip...

This guest blog, by, Tony Heck, is a great read. It's long, but worth your time. About Tony: Tony is a jack-of-all trades outdoorsman,...

(With addendum that tells the fate of the two paddlers and the wrapped red kayak) Cr. Chris Baker Photography Some people don’t like to...

This is from Caitlin Looney, a wilderness therapist in Colorado. Caitlin was guiding a group of teenagers and turned a “lost experience”...

Yes, we can, Justin! Thanks to the recording talent of Saige Spinney - a professional voice-over artist - your story, Justin Cody’s Race...

Three map companies have long serviced the BWCA - Fisher (www.fishermaps.com), McKenzie (http://www.bwcamaps.com) and Voyageur...

Bad stuff sometimes happens on canoe trips -- and it's not always on the river! Location: about 20 miles southeast of LaRonge...

Doug Green, Colorado River, Grand Canyon Round the bend you see the dancing horsetails of the rapid. As is the stern's prerogative, you...

Ganesha stove. 700 ml pot on lower level. Top holds larger pots of any size. Note clean burn- barely any smoke. Every once in a very...

Steel River, Ontario. Wrapped Mad River Explorer Kevlar canoe. Yes! It survived the wrap and was later repaired to functional (not...

"Charter boat" pick-up, mouth of North Knife River, Manitoba Most Canadian Indians and Inuits who live in northern communities have never...

Dragging! This was a daily occurrence. These boats are TOUGH! When Alv Elvestad, owner of Pakboats (www.pakboats.com) invited me to join...