The Red Lake River flows west out of Lower Red Lake in northwest Minnesota before turning south, dropping down lower into ancient glacial Lake Agassiz, and then eventually meandering northwest to meet up with the Red River of the North in Grand Forks. Three years ago we’d thought about paddling this river and continuing downContinue reading “Life is Like a Box of Chocolates: Canoeing the Red Lake River”
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A Wedding, a Funeral, and Canoeing parts of the Red, Pine, and Mississippi Rivers
Erik and I planned a late May canoe trip in Minnesota months ago in conjunction with a family wedding near Nisswa, Minnesota. We knew we’d canoe part way home from the wedding on a section of the Mississippi Erik had done twice before but that I’d never done. We had the week off before theContinue reading “A Wedding, a Funeral, and Canoeing parts of the Red, Pine, and Mississippi Rivers”
Elspeth Ronnander 