for those "not in the know" Bemidji is sort of the last place North in that part of the world that is not a village or State park.even in the part of Canada just North of Bemidji it's just bogs and lakes,unlike the Prairie Provinces to the West,where they have farms,citys and people.the town has a place in my heart as i went to the college there in 1969 when i was out of the Army and looking to get "off the grid" as we would say now.my roommate did a demo for a recreational leadership class on how to make a lean-too and survive if your car went off the road.as a guy from NY that was a wake up call on what to expect when winter set in for real.