Some people are born knowing how to canoe the BWCA.
Others buy this book.
Outfitters on the Gunflint Trail have a pretty good handle on how to paddle through the million-acre Boundary Waters. The rest of us, well, we need a manual.
Becoming A Boundary Waters Family is your how-to guide for camping and canoeing the BWCAW.
It’s filled with tips for everything you need to bring and want to know:
- picking the right canoe for you and your family
- a crash course in camp clothing
- what to drink when you’re surrounded by water
- bird identification
- helpful hints for traveling with kids
- fish finding
- finding out where you are
- all about bears
- campfire magic
- packing out what you pack in
- moose and much, much more!
Not only can you order a copy of this helpful how-to guide, your Gunflint outfitters offer entire series of seminars and materials to help you and your kids feel even more comfortable in the woods.


