Tumblehome: A Boundary Waters Podcast

We’re back on the side of the hallowed mail trail at the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon this week handing out toasty corn dogs, icy Busch lattes and cash to mushers of all sorts. Along with davenports, lagomorphs, and champagne. Come hang in there with us! Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Choo Choo! It’s express time as we’re discussing this off the beaten path and rugged entry point. There is a reason it's almost always available, but either way we talk access, popularity, routing and fishing opportunities on our first over 20 minute “express” episode. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Its book report time this week as we’re going in deep on the life and times of the North Shore mail carrier legend John Beargrease. The rugged early days of white settlers carving out a life on the shore of Lake Superior as well as the traditions of the Anishinabe Ojibwe people and their relationship with each other is discussed as well. Show Notes: Source Material- Daniel Lancaster: John Beargrease-Legend of Minnesota’s North Shore Beargrease Fantasy Mushing Sign Up Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com Intro Music: Derek Clegg-Add a Line Outro: Maurice Champagne-John Beargrease

Join us from the surface of Hoth and almost immediately from inside a warm truck. Though not technically a BWCA lake there are many facets of this lake that make for an interesting discussion. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

It’s lake review time again and you know what that means! We’re talking about all the features of this popular entry point lake; access, campsites, fishing and personal experiences with it. Happy Paddling! Show Notes: Caribou Lake West Campsite Map Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com Intro: Mello C-Tedukedo

All aboard the express route to Homer Lake aka Lil’ Brule. A somewhat under used entry point that offers easy seclusion, good fishing and a sneaky back entrance into Jock Mock Bay. Somewhat limited route options might be the only downside to this entry point. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

It’s the finale of our onslaught of listener questions this week. Trout Air, winter camping, favorite camp meals, lake trout fishing, canoe dancing and so much more. Thanks for asking! Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com Intro-Crystal Castles: Air War Outro-Dan Deacon: Become a Mountain

It’s the trip planning time of year and on this express episode we’re discussing the dark horse entry point that is Skipper Lake. Access, popularity and route options are all discussed. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Listener questions continue this week and holy moly hot dog do they run the gamut. Thanks for all the thought provoking queries! Tune in to find out if we get to all of them. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com Intro: Crystal Castles: Air War

Join us in studio K as we answer any and all of your questions this week and of course it turns into a two parter. Happy new year as we await the reveal of the lizard folk. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com Outro: Crystal Castles-Air War

Grab a bag for slappin’ and come spend another mad night under the stars and in the wall tent with us. You won’t find any loon bleeps in this one…Or any real information for that matter. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Longest show ever coming at you this week. It has been a wild ride this year and we are recapping your thoughts on the silver lining that was travels and experiences within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Cheers to 2021 everyone! Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

It’s a weird one this week as we discuss this unique and often overlooked entry point of the eastern section of BWCA. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

We’re talking about the best way to put an exclamation point on the end of any BWCA trip today; post trip pit stops. Burgers and beer, pops and wheels and all of the nostalgia associated with sad restaurant parking lot goodbyes. Also, is it art deco? Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Another express episode this week and we’re discussing what Bower Trout Lake has to offer for your next adventure into this part of the BWCA. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

We’re discussing a thought provoking article about the relationship between human amplified modifications on the landscape as we know it today specifically through the historical usage of fire in the BWCA. We attempt to reevaluate the meaning of wilderness along the way. Show Notes People, Fire, and Pine: Linking Human Agency and Landscape in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Beyond Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

We’re discussing the farthest eastern entry point in the BWCA on this express episode. Access, popularity and general route options are covered. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

We’re making a late season run at the white whale that is Davis Lake. Will we make it or be turned away by the inevitable onset of winter? Either way we review some campsites on Brule Lake. Assault on Davis Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

We are finishing up listener thoughts on BWCA latrines and other wilderness waste storage systems. Apparently a poo conveyor belt exists out there in the world. Poop Conveyor Belt Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com

Plumbing the depths for content this week as we discuss the under appreciated powerhouses of BWCA campsites: latrines. Hygiene and the mysteries of peeking in the pit are discussed as well. Subscribe: Patreon Spotify iTunes YouTube Stitcher Google Play Soundcloud Subreddit Contact: The Answering Machine: (218) 481-0649 Facebook tumblehomecast@gmail.com