It is time to start the April Photo Contest, as well as, Trip Report Contest. Keep and eye out for the year end photo contest

Monthly Theme: Islands in Canoe Country

Show us your best island themed photos.

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

Trip Report Contest: Any trip report published monthly 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! Thank you to Fishell Paddles for awarding the winner one of their awesome paddles!

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 April 30th. Photos must be in jpg (jpeg) or png format and uploaded to this site.

Thank you for participating!

Old Cedar Tree - Gneiss Lake Island (opposite side as campsite)

Island lunch break on Thomas. Sept 2021

Small Island on Blackstone Lake

Clearwater Lake sunrise

Fern Lake, Quetico Sept, 2017

Saganaga sunset May 2020

South Lake in the driving rain

Island on Pietro 2009

Island on Sea Gull Lake. View from the top of the Sea Gull palisades 9/28/24.

This is not for the contest, but rather a tribute to the late, great Jim Brandenburg.

TomT: "
This is not for the contest but rather a tribute to the late great Jim Brandenburg "

My favorite photo of his and I have a framed print that's hung in my home for about 20 years now.

Island in the mist - Sawbill Lake

Sunset at South Kawishiwi rapids

Island north of our site on Alton Lake at sunrise.

Flooded Island East Bearskin

Nesse Island - Gebeonequet lake

Buckingham Lake

Disappointment Island

HangLoose: "
Flooded Island East Bearskin"

That's going to be tough to beat - excellent shot, so cool

Suzannette Lake ~ Quetico

Got to be one of my favorites. Last morning sunrise after the loons woke me up on my first trip into the BWCA. Birch Lake

Smoke Lake 2022

Photo of an Island taken from an Island - Tuscarora Lake

Basswood Lake

A really small Island on Insula

Lonely tree on Alpine Lake Island

Late September 2024, leaving Knife Lake...

South Temperance lake on a crisp September morning. Picture is taken from the portage landing coming from North Temperance. I spent several minutes talking to a grouse who seemed interested in my activities as I readied the canoe for travel.

Crab lake

Shot of an Island near Basswood Falls with 1935 Old Town.

Fish box island ,Brule Lake

Sept 12, 2024 - Island at the entry to Fish Stake Narrows on Lac la Croix.