Way Of The Wilderness Canoe Outfitters

Great staff and food! definitely looking forward to coming back!!

I ordered a pizza at the Trail's End Cafe. Since it was almost end of season, there were ingredients that were not available which is to be expected. The pizza was very basic nothing special. But I still appreciated the meal.

We have been going to the Trails End on the Gunflint Trail in the Boundary Waters for 27 years. We always rent our canoes from Way Of the Wilderness. Bud has been there for 25+ years and now his son is now helping. The staff they hire is outstanding and fast!

Decent canoe for $30 a day. They are understaffed right now so that's something to keep in mind. The girl working (didn't get her name) was super friendly and helpful

We used this outfitter last summer and will not be going back. We arrived and stayed in one of the bunk house the first night. The walls were blood stained from squashed mosquitos and the steps going upstairs were incredibly steep and unstable. In the morning it took over an hour to get the launch boat ready even though there were no other groups going in at that time. When we finally arrived at our drop off point they took off as fast as they could. Less than 5 minutes into paddling the middle seat in our 3 man canoe snapped! Upon inspection we saw that it had been held temporarily together with a bungee cord! After it snapped it was rendered unusable for the remainder of the trip. This made for a long trip for my daughter who sat with the remains of the seat digging into her back as she sat on the bottom of the canoe trying to paddle. We arrived at our pick up spot with plenty of time to spare, however that was unnecessary as they arrived 2 hours later than our prescheduled time. This left us waiting and wondering if they were even going to come at all. When we approached the owner about the broken seat his initial response was “I won’t charge you for the repair.” After further explaining what a burden it was for the entire trip he reluctantly gave us a slight discount and sent us on our way. This experience from start to finish held stark contrast with the services we’ve received elsewhere in years prior.