It all started with a donated box of river guide books. While working at Ski Hut a few years ago, Jared Munch met an elderly couple who told him their paddling days were over, and handed him a cardboard box. Looking through the books, Munch discovered the Missinaibi River, an historic fur trade route used to travel between Lake Superior and James Bay. The goal to paddle the route grew to starting in Duluth, and became a fundraiser for Neighborhood Youth Services in an effort to help kids get out into nature.
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Green Visions: scenes from a 920-mile paddleboard adventure
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Jared Munch
Erik Brockman
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Paddling into the Grand Marais harbor
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"Hiking and pulling my board up the Michipicoten River. I spent nearly an entire day doing this. "
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"Escorting a lost deer back to shore." says Jared. "I found it nearly a half mile out and figured it had been chased by wolves and was lost?"
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"Making our way over the "Height of Land" portage, which separated the great lakes drainage basin from the arctic drainage basin"
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"Taking in the view at one of many large rapids on the Missinaibi River."
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"Eating dinner at Battle Island Lighthouse of northern Lake Superior"
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"Taking a nap on a sand beach near Terrace Bay"
Jared Munch
