Today’s post comes from Jill Legault, Information Specialist at Quetico Provincial Park. Have you been paddling for years in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and are looking to change up your route?
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On February 23, 2021, Quetico Provincial Park was officially designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky Association! The opportunity to look up into a beautiful starry sky has forever been a part of the Quetico Provincial Park camping experience. Imagine yourself lying on your back gazing up into a wide-open
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This post comes from Jill Legault, a Park Information Specialist at Quetico Provincial Park. It’s the time of year to celebrate love.
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This summer employment opportunity is funded by the Quetico Foundation through the Margery J. Warren bequest. The purpose of this position is to provide a student in the field sciences or related post-secondary program the opportunity to gain valuable experience. The Research Team Leader is part of a two-person research field team primarily responsible for
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Today’s post comes from Quetico Superintendent Trevor Gibb. Quetico Provincial Park is primarily known for its world class backcountry canoeing opportunities. However, once the lakes freeze and snow blankets the forest, the park transforms into a wilderness winter wonderland.
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Photo 1: Kelsey Atatise standing beside a huge white pine on the 3080m portage into Cache Lake from Lindsay Lake. Photo Credit: Katherine Tripp. Photo 2: Offering tobacco prior to obtaining an increment core form a red pine. Photo Credit: Kelsey Atatise. I started working as part of the Quetico Foundation Research Team in the year
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Today’s post comes from Carter Morash, who has worked as a backcountry warden in Quetico Provincial Park since 2015. The north end of Quetico is a beautiful place. There are quiet lakes, great fishing spots, wildlife viewing opportunities, and a variety of routes to try out. Did you know that the north end is also
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Today’s post comes from paddling enthusiast Dave Caughey who, along with his wife, recently made the trek to Quetico Provincial Park. For years, my wife and I longed to visit Quetico Provincial Park. We had heard the canoeing there was awesome, through a terrain peppered with countless lakes, and routes that could involve days between
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Danni Gartshore, Master’s of Biology candidate at Lakehead University Danni is currently researching the impacts of the invasive Spiny Water Flea on the growth of fish. She conducted her field work in Quetico Provincial Park in the summer of 2021, and is also looking at historical
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It was another different year for the program with the pandemic continuing to affect travel at the border and within Canada. This year 2 artists in residence were successfully scheduled for the month of August for 2-week residencies at the park. Unfortunately, circumstances made it so that both artists canceled their residencies just before arriving.
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