Planning a trip to Ely or heading into the Boundary Waters means making the right calls on gear and preparation. Redfeather Outdoors Ely brings together dependable equipment, rental options, and a team that understands what actually works in northern Minnesota. From multi-day canoe trips to quick weekend outings, we help you get outfitted with confidence.
Not all outdoor gear is built for northern Minnesota. We focus on equipment that is made in the US to hold up through cold mornings, long portages, and changing weather. You can trust our gear for every beaver dam pullover and whitecap shore landing to keep you on trail.
Redfeather Outdoors is one of the last remaining canoe and snowshoe manufacturers that still handcrafts every pair in the USA.
At Redfeather Outdoors, we build our canoes and snowshoes by hand in La Crosse and bring them north to our retail store in Ely, right on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Every canoe we make is proudly built in the USA, designed to handle real conditions and last for years of trips ahead. In Ely, we pair those boats with dependable gear, rentals, and straightforward advice, helping you get exactly what you need to head out with confidence, no matter your experience level.
Falling through ice is a funny thing. I’ve gone ankle, knee, thigh deep through ice multiple times in swamps and creeks, and it all starts the same. The ice gives way, slowly at first, then all at once you are falling through an indeterminate distance down. Morning Start I started
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/superior/recreation/trails/bass-lake-trail The Bass Lake trail system consists of three clear options: Dry Lake Loop, Dry Falls and Back, and Bass Lake Loop. You can, of course, link the first and last to go around Bass and Dry Lake (better pack a lunch!), but in this brief article I will
I was locked into an expressionless trance where my entire being focused on the task at hand, locked into the flow of the river, the obstacles around us, every flick of the paddle through the water and every shift and shudder of the canoe as it was pulled and pushed
From first-time visitors to experienced paddlers, people rely on us for straightforward guidance
and gear that performs when it matters.
Joe R.Customer