What do a wooden boat, a glass syrup bottle, and rusted 55-gallon barrel have in common? They are all among the items that I've found in the BWCA. If you will recall the dreaded video that must be watched each year prior to being issued your first permit of the season, it is actually illegal to remove these items, as they are considered part of the human history of the area. Of course we remove modern-day garbage from the wilderness, but items of a certain vintage- somewhere around 1960 or earlier if I remember correctly, are to be left in place. This may seem like a strange rule, but after encountering some of these items over the years, I guess that I agree with it.
This boat had some markings that were barely legible, the only thing I remember for sure was part of the word "resort". There were no metal tags with occupancy ratings or hull identification numbers on old boats like this.
This was a can of "Up Town Malt Liquor". It's interesting to see how long these items survive and they serve as a good reminder as to why we should all follow the "leave no trace" wilderness ethic.
This piece of metal was located in a camp site on Fourtown Lake and looked like a rail, but maybe it was used for some other purpose. I assume that it had to do with logging, but maybe it was for something different entirely.
The print on this vintage Seven-up bottle was in amazing condition. No high-fructose corn syrup in this bottle! Several other cans and bottles can be seen in the background. Based on the amount of garbage here, it was pretty a pretty safe bet that the fishing must be good in the area- and it was.
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