Three years ago we had our first experience on the Red River of the North, canoeing the first 65 miles after completing the Otter Tail River. The banks were incredibly muddy which made stops, camping, and the takeout difficult and dirty. Two years ago we returned to the Red River, paddling from Grand Forks toContinue reading “A Return to the Red River of the North”
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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”
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”
Elspeth Ronnander 