Paddling Minnesota

by Greg Breining

Overview

Minnesota, the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes' is replete with wonderful paddling options for everyone—from families seeking serene waters for youngsters, to expert kayakers looking to test their skills on ripping rapids. This guide, an update of Greg Breining's Official State Guide, includes more than 100 trips and 23 brand-new paddles that represent the full range of paddling experiences Minnesota has to offer, from paddles down the Minnehaha Creek in the heart of the Twin Cities, to excursions through the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area in the remote northern reaches of the state. Minnesota is a paddler's playground, and this guide is the key to discovering the many wonders of its clear, blue waters. Look inside to find: clear maps, difficulty ratings, and points of special interest, as well as fascinating insights on the history and ecology of the Minnesota waterways.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493025121
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	07/01/2016
Series:	Paddling Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	1,050,193
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Greg Breining has kayaked the whitewater streams of the North Shore, canoe-camped in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and float-fished streams throughout the state. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Audubon, Islands, and National Wildlife.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Locator Maps Map Legend Introduction Lay of the land How to use this guide Planning your trip Safe paddling Camping Stewardship Fishing THE PADDLING Northeast Big Fork River 1. Dora Lake to Minnesota Highway 6 2. Minnesota Highway 6 to Big Falls 3. Big Falls to Rainy River 4. Birch Lake Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 5. Hegman Lake 6. Basswood Lake 7. Louse River 8. Crooked Lake–Basswood River Cloquet River 9. Indian Lake to Island Lake 10. Island Lake Dam to St. Louis River Little Fork River 11. Cook to Samuelson Park 12. Samuelson Park to Dentaybow 13. Dentaybow to Rainy River 14. Midway River 15. North Fork Nemadji River 16. Rainy River 17. Rice River St. Louis River 18. Skibo Mill to Aurora 19. Aurora to Forbes Dam 20. Forbes Dam to Floodwood 21. Floodwood to Cloquet 22. Scanlon to Thomson Reservoir 23. Thomson Dam to Swinging Bridge 24. Minnesota Highway 23 to Duluth Harbor Sturgeon River 25. Side Lake to County Road 766 26. County Road 766 to County Road 65 27. County Road 65 to County Road 923 28. County Road 923 to Little Fork River 29. Timber-Frear Lakes Loop 30. Twin Lakes Loop Vermilion River 31. Vermilion Dam to Twomile Creek 32. Twomile Creek to Eightmile Creek 33. Table Rock Falls Canyon 34. Table Rock Falls to High Falls 35. High Falls to Crane Lake 36. Voyageurs National Park Whiteface River 37. Whiteface Reservoir to Cotton 38. Cotton to St. Louis River Lake Superior and the North Shore Lake Superior 39. St. Louis River to Two Harbors 40. Two Harbors to Caribou River 41. Caribou River to Grand Marais 42. Grand Marais to Pigeon River North Shore Rivers 43. Baptism River 44. Brule River Northwest 45. Boy River 46. Glendalough State Park Ottertail River 47. Rochert to Frazee 48. Phelps Mill to Diversion Dam 49. Diversion Dam to Mount Faith Avenue 50. Orwell Dam to Breckenridge Lake 51. Pike Bay Connection 52. Red Lake River 53. Red River of the North 54. Turtle River Mississippi River 55. Lake Itasca to Bemidji 56. Bemidji to Lake Winnibigoshish 57. Lake Winnibigoshish Dam to Pokegama Dam 58. Grand Rapids to Brainerd 59. Brainerd to Little Falls 60. Little Falls to St. Cloud 61. St. Cloud to Anoka 62. Coon Rapids Dam to Hastings 63. Hastings to Iowa Central Crow Wing River 64. Seventh Crow Wing Lake to First Crow Wing Lake 65. First Crow Wing Lake to Mary Brown Landing 66. Mary Brown Landing to Nimrod 67. Nimrod to Motley 68. Motley to Mississippi River 69. Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area 70. Elk River Kettle River 71. County Road 131 to County Road 52 72. County Road 52 to Minnesota Highway 23 73. Banning State Park to Old Dam Site 74. Old Dam Site to Minnesota Highway 48 75. Minnesota Highway 48 to St. Croix River Long Prairie River 76. Lake Carlos to Long Prairie 77. Long Prairie to Crow Wing River 78. Lower Tamarack River North Fork of the Crow River 79. Lake Koronis to Minnesota Highway 22 80. Minnesota Highway 22 to Kingston 81. Kingston to Dayton Pine River 82. Lake Hattie to Upper Whitefish Lake 83. Cross Lake Dam to Harvey Drake Landing 84. Platte River Rum River 85. Mille Lacs Lake to Onamia 86. Onamia to Vandell Brook 87. Vandell Brook to St. Francis 88. St. Francis to Anoka Sauk River 89. Sauk Centre to Richmond 90. Richmond to Cold Spring (Chain of Lakes) 91. Cold Spring to Pine View Park 92. Pine View Park to Mississippi River Snake River 93. McGrath to County Road 3 94. County Road 3 to Mora 95. Mora to Pine City 96. Pine City to St. Croix River St. Croix River 97. Gordon Dam to Wisconsin Highway 35 98. Wisconsin Highway 35 to Minnesota Highway 70 99. Minnesota Highway 70 to St. Croix Falls 100. St. Croix Falls to Stillwater 101. Stillwater to Prescott South Fork of the Crow River, 102. Cosmos to Hutchinson 103. Hutchinson to Watertown 104. Watertown to Rockford 105. Sunrise River 106. Upper Tamarack River Minneapolis–St. Paul 107. Minneapolis Chain of Lakes 108. Minnehaha Creek 109. Rice Creek Southeast Cannon River 110. Faribault to Lake Byllesby 111. Cannon Falls to U.S. Highway 61 112. Cedar River Root River 113. North Branch 114. South Branch 115. Minnesota Highway 16 to Minnesota Highway 26 116. Sand Creek 117. Straight River Vermillion River 118. Vermillion Falls Park0 119. Old Mill Park to County Road 68 120. Whitewater River Zumbro River 121. North Fork 122. South Branch of the Middle Fork 123. South Fork 124. County Road 7 to Millville 125. Millville to Kellogg Southwest Blue Earth River 126. Blue Earth to Rapidan Dam 127. Rapidan Dam to Mankato 128. Chippewa River 129. Cobb River 130. Cottonwood River 131. Des Moines River 132. Le Sueur River 133. Maple River Minnesota River 134. Big Stone to Lac qui Parle 135. Lac qui Parle to North Redwood 136. North Redwood to Mankato 137. Mankato to Fort Snelling 138. Pomme de Terre River Redwood River 139. Vesta to Redwood Falls 140. Redwood Falls to Minnesota River 141. Watonwan River 142. Yellow Medicine River About the Author Acknowledgments