Big Red Canoe - Friends of the Boundary Waters podcast

About Big Red Canoe - Friends of the Boundary Waters podcast

On Big Red Canoe, the podcast from Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, we introduce you to captivating people and intriguing stories from America's treasured wilderness, covering a wide range of recreational topics. The podcast features scientists, political figures, wilderness and outdoor recreation experts to help you experience new aspects of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the most visited wilderness in the United States. For 50 years, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness has connected people, communities and the wilderness. Our purpose is to inspire more people to connect with the pristine beauty of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and preserve this priceless place in perpetuity. The Friends work to protect the wilderness from toxic copper-sulfide mines, introduce a new generation to the wonders of canoe country and share recreational resources on canoeing, camping and hiking trips. For more information, visit https://www.friends-bwca.org/podcast (https://www.friends-bwca.org/podcast) Website: https://www.friends-bwca.org (https://www.friends-bwca.org/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsBWCAW BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bwca.bsky.social (https://twitter.com/FriendsBWCAW) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsbwcaw/ (https://www.instagram.com/friendsbwcaw/)

Publisher

Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness

Category

science · science · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Oct 2021

Latest episode

3 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Aug 2026

   Alone on the Water: Miguel Garcia-Gosalvez on Solo Canoe Camping

   Solo camping in the Boundary Waters is its own thing. No partner, no safety net — just the lakes, the sky, and your own company. In this episode, we sit down with Miguel Garcia-Gosalvez, a solo canoeist who was born in Spain, fell in love with wild places as a boy in Europe, and found his deepest connection to wilderness in the Boundary Waters. Miguel has spent years paddling alone, and he's recently begun writing about it at mycanoelife.com — putting language to the feelings solo campe...

2. 

   11 Jun 2026

   The Trail Finds You - Crystal Gail Welcome

   The Superior Hiking Trail turns 40 this year. Three hundred miles of North Shore ridgeline, from the Wisconsin border to the edge of the Boundary Waters region, the SHT has shaped the lives of everyone who’s walked it. Crystal Gail Welcome is one of those people — and on this podcast, she shares the story of her final through-hike: a solo back-to-back of the Kekekabic and Border Route Trails, deep in the Boundary Waters wilderness. After years of pushing through a rare brain disease to walk s...

3. 

   1 May 2026

   What's Next for the Boundary Waters after H.J.R. 140

   H.J. Res. 140 was signed into law this week, stripping federal protections from 225,000 acres surrounding the Boundary Waters. What happens now? Experts from Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Friends of the Boundary Waters break down the state-level legal tools that can still protect this wilderness — and the path forward from here. Guests: Kathryn Hoffman, Executive Officer, MCEA Joy Anderson, Supervising Attorney, MCEA Aaron Klemz, Strategy Officer, MCEA Chris Kno...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

399,569

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

20

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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