Introduction to the Boundary Waters region can arrive through many channels. Some learn of the waters and portage trails through family or friends. Others find videos or audio online, the descriptions and images of canoe country ultimately leading them to make that first trip to the wilderness.

For many, the discovery of the Boundary Waters comes at an early age through one of the many wilderness camps for youth that surround the BWCA and Quetico. In this episode, camp attendees turned camp staffers, Ashley Bredemus and Victor Pilon from Camp Birchwood for Boys, share their stories about the value of camps near the Boundary Waters.

And being that it’s May, anglers will once again take to the Boundary Waters in pursuit of walleye, pike, lake trout and smallmouth. And while many stick to crankbaits or live bait, Podcaster Matthew Baxley talks with Duluth resident Jeremy Kershaw about fly fishing in the Boundary Waters.