7/11/09 – I just returned from a wonderful six day canoe trip with my oldest daughter, Ruthie. Ruthie lives in Chicago now, where she teaches at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She hasn’t forgotten her canoe tripping skills though, so we completed a large five day loop from Kawishiwi Lake up through Malberg, and Alice to Fraser Lake. From there we headed through Wisini, Kekekabic, Knife, Amoeber (the requisite lake with a funny name – part of every good canoe trip), Cherry, Hanson and back to Kawishiwi through Gabimichigami, Little Saganaga and Makwa.
We had perfect weather, great fishing and many interesting animal sightings. It was a “busman’s holiday” for me, but it is still my favorite vacation. – Bill

Ruthie and I literally jumping for joy at the Kawishiwi Lake canoe landing moments before our trip began.

Fishing from a beautiful campsite on Gabimichigami Lake.

The reward for the hard work of fishing.

Early in the trip we saw a massive snapping turtle basking on a rock in the middle of the lake. Later we found this tiny baby snapper at the end of a portage. The little guy tried hard to bite me, even at it’s tender age!

Ruthie casts a long shadow across our tent site.