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Marcus Olson

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Duluth. Guides canoe trips in the Boundary Waters and fixes canoes the rest of the year. Lake Superior is an ocean, fight me.

2026

1 trip Β· 10 places Β· 1 country

  1. Aerial Lift Bridge πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDuluth, United States

    Ore boat coming in under the lift bridge at sunset. Long-short horn, answered, and the whole canal waving.

  2. Enger Tower πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDuluth, United States

    Five stories of stone on the hill. The harbor, both bridges, and Wisconsin across the water.

  3. Park Point Beach πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDuluth, United States

    Lake Superior at 58Β°F is refreshing, and by refreshing I mean painful.

  4. Eight days in the Boundary Waters with a canoe older than me1 min read

    What a guide does on his week off. (Guides.)

  5. Knife Lake πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBoundary Waters, United States

    Fog on the water, a cow moose and her calf on the far shore. Didn't breathe for five minutes.

  6. Moose Lake πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈBoundary Waters, United States

    First night out. Loons calling across the lake till midnight.

  7. International Wolf Center πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEly, United States

    Permit picked up, wolves visited, last real coffee for a week.

  8. Bayfront Festival Park πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDuluth, United States

    Fireworks over the harbor. Four ships blew their horns at the end.

  9. Canal Park πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDuluth, United States

    Tourist season is officially open: fudge, ice cream, and both canal lighthouses.

  10. Mille Lacs Lake πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈIsle, United States

    Ice fishing with my dad. Twenty-two inches of ice, zero walleye, one thermos. Perfect day.

2025

1 trip Β· 7 places Β· 1 country

  1. Maligne Canyon πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Jasper, Canada

    Deep, narrow, loud. Elk grazing in town on the walk back.

  2. Athabasca Glacier πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Jasper National Park, Canada

    Walked on a glacier that's shrinking every year. The markers for where it reached in 1908 are a long walk back.

  3. Lake Louise πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Canada

    Rented a canoe on my holiday. Glacier at the far end. Felt like work, but prettier.

  4. Moraine Lake πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Lake Louise, Canada

    First shuttle up β€” no private cars anymore. That blue isn't edited. I checked with my own eyes twice.