Minnesota Paddling Travel Guide

Minnesota Paddling Travel Guide

• Minnesota Overview
• Minnesota Hotels
• Minnesota Attractions
• Minnesota Feature Articles
• Minnesota Adventure Trips
• Minnesota Airports
• Minnesota Vacation Rentals

Other Guides for Minnesota

• Minnesota Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Paddling
  • Snow Sports
• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping

Top Paddling Destinations In Minnesota

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area, MN
  (106 mi.)

Travel Guides In Minnesota

• Minneapolis, MN (6.0 mi.)
  • Family Guide
• Duluth, MN (113 mi.)
• Saint Paul, MN (6.8 mi.)
• Alexandria, MN (120 mi.)
• Bemidji, MN (146 mi.)
• Bloomington, MN (5.7 mi.)
• Boundary Waters Canoe Area, MN (106 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Brooklyn Center, MN (13 mi.)
• Burnsville, MN (9.6 mi.)
• Eagan, MN (7.1 mi.)

Midwest Paddling States/Provinces

• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
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  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
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  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
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On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Feature Articles
• Practical Advice
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Top Paddling Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Boundary Waters Canoe Area		Hotels

Feature Articles

• Flatwater Freedom
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• GORP - Boundary Waters - Paddling: From Moose Lake
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• GORP - Boundary Waters - Paddling: Thunder Point Route
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• GORP - Boundary Waters - Paddling: Wood Lake - Moose Lake Loop
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• GORP - Boundary Waters - Paddling: Knife Lake - Kawishiwi Rivers Loop, Days 3-4
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Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Sea Kayak Touring: A Packing List
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• Canoe Trips: A Packing List
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• Canoe Trips: A Packing List
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• Sea Kayak Touring: A Packing List
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Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Paddling
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things paddling.
• KayakPro Nemo Sea Kayak
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  H2Aaahh
• Necky Manitou 13
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• Float and Gloat
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  Not every playboat is for whitewater. Maximize your summer fun on lakes, rivers, and oceans with these versatile sit-on-top kayaks.
• Sea Me
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  British adventure filmmaker JUSTINE CURGENVEN, 33, elevates sea kayaking to the highest level of action sports: cool videos!

Fitness

• Power Stroke
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  Get fit for summer's hottest sport—in less time than you'd think
• City Without Limits
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  Seattle
• The Shape of Your Life
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  Beyond the Weight Room

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Attractions

Brandenburg Gallery

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11 E. Sheridan St.
Ely, Minnesota

Description: The Brandenburg Gallery houses the works of... Read More

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International Wolf Center

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1396 Hwy. 169
Ely, Minnesota 55731

Description: The International Wolf Center's mission is to... Read More

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Bell Museum of Natural History

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10 Church Street Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Description: Kids and adults alike love the touch-and-see room... Read More

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Hotels

Smitty's on Snowbank

14564 Snow Lodge Rod.
Ely, MN 55731

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Bearskin Lodge

124 East Bearskin Rd.
Grand Marais, MN 55604

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Gunflint Pines Resort and Campground

217 South Gunflint Lake Rd.
Grand Marais, MN 55604

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