Posted by: CANOEDOGS
Canoe Country Rescue - 06/14/14 04:01 AM
here is a link to the rescue of a group of Scouts in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness.
i know the lake they were on,Basswood,it's huge and runs west to east and at the end they were entering the lake from would of had some large/huge waves.in order to get onto the lake from the small bay at the ranger station you have to go thru a narrows right into the west wind.i saw a guy swamp there some years ago and on the same day when i stopped at the first camp i could find i also watched a rescue out on the lake.no float planes just other guys bringing in people from swamped canoes.
this is my one worry when i'm out solo,swamping and losing the canoe and gear.thats why that red PFD is my avatar here.with lots of survival gear in the pockets i should be ok until help comes along.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/content...boundary-waters