Kenogamisis Dawn #16 by Klaus Rossler Photograph, Archival Ink Jet 14 x 18, $468

I recently went canoeing up in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the north woods of Minnesota. I grew up in California and I’d never heard of this area before. Several people I talked to about it hadn’t heard of it either. Frankly, I’m not sure why everyone isn’t aware of this amazing part of our country.

Gone fishing by Brian Nash Painting, Acrylic on Canvas 36 x 36, $1,435

According to Wikipedia, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) is a 1,090,000-acre wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota under the administration of the U.S. Forest Service. It extends along 150 miles of the U.S./Canada border in Minnesota.

My Journey by Jon Glaser Photograph, Archival Ink Jet 16 x 24, $470

On the Canadian side, the area is called Quetico Provincial Park, which is larger than the US side at 1,180,000 acres. These large wilderness parks are often collectively referred to as the Boundary Waters or the Quetico-Superier Country, all renowned for its excellent canoeing and fishing.

In The Mist by William London Painting, Oil on Canvas 11 x 14, $290

On the US side, almost 20% of the area is water, the rest is forest and is the largest remaining area of uncut forest in the eastern portion of the United States. Within the borders of the area on the US side are over 1,100 lakes and hundreds of miles of rivers and streams.

Red Canoes On The River by Cristina Stefan Painting, Acrylic on Canvas 22 x 28, $1380

If you haven’t been to this area before, I highly recommend a trip. Included here are some images that remind me of the amazing wilderness.