As newcomers increase in Boundary Waters, so do calls for help

"...the group had some experienced members, but they were unfamiliar with the low water conditions when they left their site on a day trip and ultimately had to abandon their canoes. They ran into problems after realizing they’d ventured too far, Williams said. They lacked the right equipment and thought they could navigate Moose Camp Creek back to Fourtown Lake. But the stream is largely dried up this year and proved impassable.

The group tried to portage before needing to leave four canoes in muck, Williams said, and outfitters later retrieved them. The group bushwhacked back to the campsite, aided by other visitors who heard their calls for help."

Also noted this morning -- still dry conditions over the BWCA region, with moderate drought in Cook County. Conditions improve overall statewide: "moderate drought" areas dropped from 17% last week to 8.3% this week

Now see the other thread on "Fourtown rescue", so this could be deleted if admins are willing to do so.