It is time to start the July Photo Contest, as well as, Trip Report Contest.

Monthly Theme: Flora of Canoe Country

Show us those photos of plant life in Canoe Country!

The winner receives their choice of a hat, shirt, or other options prizes available each month.

Trip Report Contest: Any trip report published in a month is in the running for winning the prize.

Photo Contest winners are automatically included in a run-off for the photo of the year and the year-end prize!

Remember 1 entry per person, please. This helps us vote accurately.

Rules:
- You must be signed in as a member with a valid email address in your profile to enter (or win).
- You can only enter one photo per monthly contest. You can enter the same photo if it did not win with it prior.
- Photos don't need to be taken in the month of the photo contest. You can enter any photo you have taken which matches the theme.
- You must be the photographer of the photo and have the right to post it.
- Photos are entered in the contest by making a reply posting to this message and using the "Add a photo to this message" link during composition. This will allow you to upload a photo from your computer to the contest or allow you to select a photo that you have already loaded into your photo gallery on this site. If you want to enter your photo in another way, please contact us.
- Please describe in the message the location of the photo.
- Judging will be done by the www.bwca.com staff and moderators.
- A member may win once per year.
- Photos must be posted to this thread by 11:59pm on July 31st. Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) or png format and uploaded to this site.

Thank you for participating!

Sundews on Kelso...my favorite bug eating flora.

Blueberry plant on Snipe Lake.

Flowers and my canoe on Antoine Lake.

Seed lake Aug '20

Beautiful Iris

Oh my goodness…. How do you choose just one?!…..
Woodland Caribou PP Mexican Hat Lake

tough to decide, campsite 1323 on Insula had lots of flowers in 2020. so the orange hawkweed is the choice!

Always loved these pitcher plants since I found some on Isle Royale in my youth.

I believe this is some Tree Lungwort I found on the Gulf Lake portage within the BWCA. While it looks very leaf-like, I believe the fungi, algae, and cyanobacteria that create this organism technically don't fall into the plant kingdom!

A Pair of Pink Lady's Slippers ~ McIntyre Lake

Coral Fungus and friends along the Falls Chain

Water Lily on Papoose Creek

Quetico has Lobsters!

(Sunday Lake)

mmarksnp: " "

Beartrap river?

Pale Corydalis - Seagull River

Jewelweed (aka touch-me-not), Rose Lake BWCA

Long Island Lake Sunrise

A good guess but this is the Louse River.

Birch Lake Irises

Water fall through the moss on Winchell, October 2016

Kelso Lake, 2009.

Delicious!

Trail Lake Quetico Fall 2014

2 for 1

Flora and Fauna at Gun Lake

First trip to the Boundary Waters for myself and it was a great change of pace. One of my favorite parts was observing the schedules of the wild life and seeing what plant life thrives in the area. Iris are one of my favorite flowers and it was surprising to see them scattered among the grasses along the Kelso River.

Photo captured 7/13/23

Yodeler Lake

Ethan, I knew you would be posting late in the contest. Incredible photo sir.

Shell lake

On the portage between Gotter and Brant Lakes

Water lilies on Kelly Lake!

Lynx Lake moss, up close and personal.

Water lily on Bullet Lake

So many fantastic pics this month! Admittedly, my pic is less about the flora than its predators…..

Seagull River milkweed hosting monarch caterpillars - July 12, 2023

Ferns and moss on top of a big rock near our campsite on the peninsula on Perent Lake, 7/23

Lily pad under the keel on flying lake. June 2023

lindylair: "Ethan, I knew you would be posting late in the contest. Incredible photo sir. "

Thank you!

Alder Lake - Campsite 708

Seagull Lake June of 2020

Photo was taken during our trip from Isabella Lake to Little Gabbro while traveling down the Isabella River.

Paddling through Finger Lake, August 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the July contests!

Photo Contest: Lindylair
Trip Report Contest: pcallies
Extra Prize: mmarksnp

Thank you to everyone who posted!

Gorgeous photos, lindylair, your photo is so calming. Love the soft light.