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The Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever Chapter to which I belonged in Iowa sponsored every school trap team in the county. Also gave away a bunch of youth shotguns at the banquet. Like 20+.

That was Poweshiek County. Having Brownell's in our county was a big help.

That's great. What county was it?

I don't think there is any doubt that the trap teams are getting more girls and women into guns and into the field. It has been a real game changer. I can imagine that the same might happen for rifle hunting if we could get air rifle teams or something like that going. But I think that is pretty rare at the high school level.

nope, not bragging. Just figured, you having told us about the best towns on the lake (Bayport! ), your swimming adventures in the lake, and everything else about Lake Superior, you would have free climbed all the routes on Palisades and Shovel Point, at least. And I have no doubt you are quite the ice climber too, right? Done it all, no doubt.

You got me on the sailboat. I don't own one (but then neither do you apparently). And don't worry about me falling off any boat (my name is not "Stan").

So, tell us more about your heroics on The Lake.

Brent, do you ever STFU? 6,586 post of straight up hot trash.

To oblige you? Not a chance. I hardly compare to Ted's hot trash anyway. He produces far more waste. Why not whine about him?

Solvent based? Is that like oil based? I always like water based paint. Easier to clean up. I've been doing a lot of painting the last couple of months. And I have a lot more to do this summer. I don't envy you any, Lloyd3. Good luck!!

Lake Superior is not the place for heroics.

I have about a decade of crewing on 38-50’ sailboats rented out of Bayfield by a good friend who is a licensed charter boat captain. Less time doing the same thing in the Caribbean. I wasn’t paid for this, just considered the trip payment enough. I also tagged along with a different friend on several scuba/camping trips in his dive boat, a 24’ Lund Commander. You need a guy to stay topside with the boat and mind the lines around the wreaks these guy were interested in. We camped on Isle Royale on those trips, and spent 3 extra days on one trip weathered in on the island. There will be times you can’t get off Isle Royale. The harbor is rocky and treacherous as well. I also spent quite a few weekends dragging my little 19’ Larson up around the Apostles. The Larson had a 150 FICHT and would hit 60 on a good day, and, some days that doesn’t seem fast enough when you need to get to shelter, or, off the lake. I proposed to my wife on Madeleine Island. We had endured about 3’ rollers to get from Bayfield to La Point, and I wasn’t sure she would get back in the boat to go home. She did. When you are dragging your own boat, I’d advise you to stay out of Bayfield, and launch at Red Cliff. I left my car and trailer there many times over the years, never had a problem, and everything is cheaper.

We did have a guy fall off the sailboat while sailing in the main lake off Outer Island, he was in the lake maybe 3-5 minutes, and the Coast Guard guys on the radio figured he had less than 10 minutes of consciousness in those conditions. Humans don’t do well in 40 degree water. We got him in, but the captain had the Coasties on the horn immediately. You can swim at some of the beaches, but, the main body of the lake is a different deal. Most people aren’t able to survive falling into the lake without immediate help. You go into the lake in your clothes, out there, you are in serious trouble.The interactions I had with the Coast Guard really left me with the impression that they felt people were far, far too cavalier about boating on Lake Superior. The fishing is much better in Lake Michigan, but, nothing compares to Lake of the Woods for catching fish. I did quite well catching walleye’s in the St Louis river, and casting for northerns from shore where the river enters Lake Superior. If you wade in, you won’t be out there long.

There is only so much that you can use Lake Superior for. The inland lakes are manageable, warmer, easier to fish, boat and swim in.

I could live in Bayfield the rest of my life. I’d miss the pheasants, but, you don’t have to drive too far south and west to be in great grouse cover. The town of Superior is right down the road, anything I needed that I couldn’t get in Bayfield I could get there.
Duluth is just another decaying liberal town full of gang tag, bad roads at the expense of lefty pipe dreams like electric buses, and crummy housing, with the added bonus of steep roads that are tough to get around in the winter.
Sounds like you like it. Be careful when you go swimming.

Enjoy.

Best,
Ted

Did the youngndum thing years back. The Isle Royale trip I did with a friend was a portaging deal. The interior of the park is a maze of small water, but to save time, we paddled across large bay mouths in quite open water, miles across. It was glass smooth conditions, but there was no one around if things went bad. We both felt the water, I didn't but my buddy jumped in one of the shallows, came running out immediately in August.

I’ve seen the “came running out” thing too many times to count. That isn’t “swimming” in my book.

Best,
Ted