Red River of the North – Elspeth Ronnander

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”

Canoeing the Otter Tail River and the First Map of the Red

The past few springs we’ve set aside a few days to paddle some of Minnesota’s Water Trails. This year our initial plan was for the Little Fork, but alas the snow melted quickly, swelling the river, and then drought brought water levels to solid medium. There’s lots of rapids on that river and we onlyContinue reading “Canoeing the Otter Tail River and the First Map of the Red”