Welcome to Way of the Wilderness Canoe Outfitters

Canoeists choose Way of the Wilderness for a variety of reasons:

Location - With direct access to the paddle only section of Seagull Lake, and Saganaga Lake on the Canadian border our location at the very end of the Gunflint Trail is the perfect starting point for the entire canoe country.
Experience - We are family owned and operated with over 50 years of wilderness canoeing experience.
Service - Outfitting is all we do so our canoeing guests have our undivided attention. We offer full service outfitting using the highest quality equipment available.
Facilities - We offer deluxe, heated bunkhouses with private bathrooms, tow and shuttle service, hot showers, a trading post and our Trails End Cafe offers three meals a day every day.

Seagull lake Gunflint Trail

Way of the Wilderness is by way of a canoe. From history we know that for over 300 years canoes have been the means of transportation in this vast wilderness. Centuries ago the Indians traveled these endless waterways in birch bark canoes. In 1660 white men began to explore here and the great fur trade began. The canoe became a freighter carrying the furs out, and the supplies in for the happy Voyageurs who became skilled at running the highways of streams, lakes and rivers. After years of this use, the canoe became known to the sportsman who ventured beyond and discovered what is now the greatest canoe country in all the world. The area is still a true, unspoiled, primitive wilderness.

Way of the Wilderness Canoe Outfitters
SUMMER ADDRESS 12582 Gunflint Trail Grand Marais, MN 55604 (218)388-2212	WINTER ADDRESS 13 W. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802 (218)727-8606 or (800)346-6625

To Contact Us:

Phone: 1-800-346-6625
E-mail: wowcanoe@boreal.org