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Timber
Trail Lodge & Boundary Waters Outfitters
1-800-777-7348 |
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Men’s Journal |
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25
Dream
Towns
and Secret Destinations |
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COVER STORY
Hideouts and Secret Destinations
Paddle an endless maze of lakes in Ely,
Minnesota. Hang 10 in Mal Pais, Costa Rica. Commune with grizzlies
near the glaciers of
Girdwood,
Alaska.
Those are just 3 of our 25 perfect hideouts – all you have to do is pack
up, turn off the cell phone, and get out of town. |
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CANOE COUNTRY |
ELY, MINNESOTA
You may feel out of place
in
Ely if
you don’t have a 16-foot, scratched-to-to-hell Old Town canoe strapped to
your roof rack. Unless you’re a
 fisherman,
that is. Ely (pop. 3,742) is located 35 miles from the
Ontario border at the gateway to the legendary Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness, a million-acre maze of lakes and boreal forest with
1,500 miles of canoe trails and endless runs of smallmouth bass,
walleye, and pike. There are no fewer than
22 outfitters here, so setting up a multiday wilderness paddling trip is
a breeze. Boundary Waters Outfitters (from $210 for a three-day trip;
800-777-7348; boundarywatersoutfitters.com) will take you deep into moose
territory for up to 14 days – and hook you up with your very own loaner
canoe.
WHERE TO STAY
Timber
Trail Lodge (800-777-7348; timbertrail.com) has lakeside
campsites ($24), log cabins (from $795 per week), and a
new six-bedroom house with a stone fireplace and a deck ($2,300 per
week).
HOW TO GET THERE
Ely is 112 miles northeast of Duluth. –Jason Daley |
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