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Tank says Hello, Am,y!

Will this be recorded so we can watch later too?

Ottawa, Canada

Ely MN

I’ve long wanted to ask how Save the Boundary Waters, Friends of the Boundary Waters and Water Legacy communicate and/or collaborate with each other. Thanks! Just watched a Water Legacy program a couple of days ago :)

Hi I am Jenny I live in Tomah Wi

Saint Paul traditional Dakota lands

Hello I’m from Eagan, Minnesota! Favorite BWCA is out of the Gunflint!

Garage Logic, MN

Watching from Georgia but wishing I were in the north woods right now.

Saint Michael, Minnesota

We’re watching from South Carolina

hello from Ames, IA. Love everything Sig O and my many adventures in the BWCAW

colorado - canoed there 3 times so far

Hi this is Chris and Nicole Vigneri! we went dogsledding with Amy last winter! we are in Maryland

I am Bob Weber. I have done a lot of dog sledding in the boundary waters. One trip had Dave Freeman as a guide.

I am watching from Rochester, MN with my six year old daughter and four year old son.

Hello from Philadelphia.

Kate from IL, love padding out of Sawbill Canow

Dave from Salina, KS. Have taken Boy Scouts to the BWCA and my family for the last 20 years.

Milwaukee WI

from Woodbury Minnesota, I have camped in the BWCA a few times!

watching from St. Paul! :)

sawbill canoe outfitters

St Paul, MN. Did Trail’s End to Ely with a couple open water swimmers last year.

Hello from the Gunflint Trail. Happy to be hear Amy!

I love the BWCA. Had aQuetico trip planned this fall but of course it was cancelled

Hi Amy! Ann Beane from ULCH church!

Been going to the BWCA since 1990. THE most precious and prized trip and resource in MN

From Goshen Indiana. I generally get to the BW or Quetico every other year for the last 20 some years.

Hi! I'm watching from Inver Grove Heights, MN. I lived on the Gunflint Trail for 15 months last year and worked as a trail guide in the BWCA!

Richard & Pam Dodge watching from Appleton, WI

Hello from Ely, MN!

Hi, Jo here from Madison Wisconsin. Have been there many times as have our kids who are adults now and still love to go. Gun Lake up by the border is a favorite

Watching from Wausau WI. Amazed by the Freemans' stamina and energy.

Hi, I am from Rosemount, Minnesota! Winter or summer, I love the BWCAW!

Hi Amy! Watching from Grand Marais!

Delores Dunham, Marshalltown, IA. Love the Boundary Waters in all seasons. Hope to make it again this February.

From Medina, Minnesota. Have been BW for years. Average 2-3 a year

Watching from Perham MN. 40+ trips into the BWCAW. How do you pick a favorite? Perhaps down the Horse River to the falls and pictos. Perhaps the cliff of LLC and those pictos, too.

Bruce Beiersdorf in Wheaton IL. I’ve done about 15 trips in BWCA

Jeff Chandler joining from Bainbridge Island, WA (Suquamish land)

Bob from Fitchburg, WI

Watching in Central Wisconsin.

Peggy Roeske from White Bear Lake - I've never been to the Boundary Waters but I'm probably so old that I'll never make it.

Hi Phyllis!

Hi from Evanston, Illinois. Amy was our amazing guide for mushing in 2010. Built a Quinzee too.

Hi from Woodbury, Mn. 🛶🌲

Good to 'see' you Carol!

I'm watching from Corvallis Oregon but grew up in Grand Forks. Been to BW on 20+ trips mostly around Ely.

Hello, from Ames, Iowa here. Been in BWCA 3 or 4 times out of Ely, but was many years ago. Hoping to go again this summer. Chris Barta

Thanks for you Question, Ann, I’m compiling a bunch for near the end. We do work with those groups and many others, especially through the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, an umbrella organization many conservation groups participate through.

Watching from Perham MN. 40+ trips into the BWCAW. Favorite? Perhaps down the Horse River to the falls and Crooked Lk pictos. Perhaps the cliffs of LLC and those pictos, too.

Watching from north of Madison WI. First trip to BW was in 1976. Been back many, many times.

This is the only way I have seen the BW. Dog sledding out of Wintergreen in Ely for a week. Life changing.

hardy har har

Remember sitting next to people?!

What year did you go?

LOVE TANK!

FYI. I have been lobbying the Wisconsin Senators to vote AGAINST mining in the BWCA.

thank you Lucy!

If you have questions for Amy, you can use the “Q&A” button on Zoom and we will get to many of those

Who helped you plan your trip?

The water research data was part of a particular study? Through who?

It’s so fun to hear these stories again Amy!

Link to a Year in the Wilderness expedition: https://share.garmin.com/FreemanExplore

Any other wildlife incidents?

Fun to hear your story after reading your book! I’m watching from White Bear Lake MN. We’ve been in the BW many times. Our last trip was with our five year old granddaughter in 2019 and hope to take our grandsons when they are five.

miami!!!

Thank you so much for this!

Plymouth, MA

Hi. My family is from WI. My brother canoed the Boundary Waters and since then I've been a supporter. Unfortunately, I missed the first part of your Zoom presentation. Will this be recorded? Will I have another chance to see enjoy this?

western Mass 2 trips to the BWCAW Great call!

Buy the book here: https://milkweed.org/book/a-year-in-the-wilderness

Watch the mini-documentary about A Year in the Wilderness here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk2jGn4OL94

You can also rewatch this presentation on the Save the Boundary Waters Facebook page.

Thank you, Amy

Thanks for a fine presentation. I wish you and Dave well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Thank you we really enjoyed this!

Thanks Amy. I followed your year in the wilderness via social media the whole time and really enjoyed hearing you talk about it.

Many thanks!