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Nestled along the 49th parallel is a great expanse of wilderness covering more than 2 million acres. This wilderness area is known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Minnesota, USA) and the Quetico (Ontario, Canada). The commitment to the preservation of these areas allows visitors to see and experience them as they have been for centuries: pristine, quiet and challenging. Traveling on the hundreds of miles of canoe routes also gives us a glimpse of the history as we imagine the lives of Native peoples, french fur traders, and logging crews Click here for more information on Superior National Forest

As you paddle through some of the nearly 2,000 lakes you will note a landscape like no other. This region, created by glaciers, is a network of rivers, streams and portages. You will camp at designated sites with only your group. Each site within the Boundary Waters includes a fire grate and latrine. In the Quetico, there are no improvements to the campsites and you can camp in any suitable location.

While in the Northwoods, some visitors need a few last-minute items before their canoe trip. Ely is six miles from our Pine Ridge location, and 10 miles from the Lakeside cabins. Though Ely is not a large town, it offers a wide variety of goods and services. Canoe campers can get clothing, fishing supplies and bait, and photo finishing. Lakeside guests will be able to find laundry facilities, groceries, more information about area trails, as well as visit the International Wolf Center, participate in Ely festivals and relax in locally owned restaurants. Click here for more information on Ely, Minnesota.

Directions to Pine Ridge:

FROM DULUTH: Take Highway 53 north

FROM ST. PAUL: Take Interstate 35 north and turn north onto Hwy 33 near Cloquet. Take Hwy 33 north until it meets Hwy 53.

Take Hwy 53 north through Virginia. A few miles north of Virginia take the Hwy 169 north exit toward Ely (note that Hwy 169 south to Hibbing comes well before the Hwy 169 north exit). After you travel through Tower, continue on Hwy 169 for approximately 15 miles. The camp is located seven-tenths of a mile beyond Wolf Lake Rd. (Co. Rd. 404). The camp is on the left (north) side of the road. Look for the camp sign and large silver mailbox: both are located on the north side of Hwy 169. At the far end of the drive, follow the road to the right, and go up the hill until you see a fairly new house on your left (the staff house).

Directions to Lakeside:

From Duluth: Take Highway 53 north

From St. Paul/Minneapolis: Take Interstate 35 north and turn north onto Hwy 33 near Cloquet. Take Hwy 33 north until it meets Hwy 53.

Take Hwy 53 north through Virginia. A few miles north of Virginia take the Hwy 169 north exit toward Ely (note that Hwy 169 south to Hibbing comes well before the Hwy 169 north exit). After you travel through Tower, continue on Hwy 169 for about 11 miles. Watch for mile markers as you travel. The turn off of Hwy 169 (Bradach Road) is 8/10ths of a mile after mile marker 274. Preceding this turnoff, Hwy 169 curves to the left, and as you get close to the end of the curve you will note a grouping of mailboxes on the right-hand side. Bradach Road turns off to the right just before the mailboxes. Follow Bradach (first immediately bearing to the right), later a turn to the left and then to the right again. At the top of the hill, stay straight so that you are heading down to the lake (rather than bearing to the left again). Once to the lake, Wilderness Wind Lakeside is to your left.