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Piragis Northwoods Company  105 North Central AvenueEly, Minnesota 55731 1-800-223-6565 www.piragis.com December 3, 2009 Your Friends in the Great Northwoods News from Piragis Northwoods Company and the BoundaryWatersCatalog.com: |
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OUTFIT YOUR SCOUT GROUP WITH PIRAGIS OUTFITTING!
We offer the best gear, great routing, Kevlar canoes, and wonderful service to make sure your group’s trip is the best it can be. Some groups are already having us get their plans set because the earlier the better to make all the necessary arrangements. Call Bert or Drew to discuss your trip today!!
"IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FOOD!
"Hi Bert and Tim. A few picts from our August 2008 Quetico trip using your kevlar Spirit II. I don't think I can ever go back to royalex boats! See you next summer. Regards," Steve and Barb Schwartz |
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Enter code 343HP9 and get $3 standard shipping to the continental USA when you buy 3 items or more. Offer expires 12/22/2009. Oversized charges of $5 still apply for oversized items. Your shipping will appear as free on your order and we will add $3 in house. Thank you for shopping with us!  |
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Piragis Northwoods Canoe Trip Outfitting Update
Ely received a bit of snow in the last few days so many people are happy, especially the x-country skiers. We still need quite a bit more, but it’s a start. The lakes are not frozen yet so maybe you can still paddle a little bit if you’re lucky and know where to go. But, even though it’s just the beginning of December and most people are thinking about the holidays and how busy this month is going to be, Bert and Drew have next summer on their minds as well as this month’s activities. We can start reserving Quetico permit 5 months in advance. That means that this is the month for May 2010 permits. If you are planning a June Quetico trip, we’ll want to get that set pretty soon so we can be ready to make that important call for your permit. For the Boundary Waters, we can now get you into the lottery. That started December 1st and goes until January 15th. So, if you know the exact date you want to start as well as your entry point choices, give Bert or Drew a call to get things rolling. If you need any help with any type of trip planning or routing, we are more than happy to help you out. Reservations have already started to come in for 2010. We look forward to your calls and emails all winter. It’s never too early to think about a canoe trip in this special wilderness. Contact Bert or Drew to start working on next year's permits and trips. Bert@piragis.com Drew@piragis.com 800-223-6565 |
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Mark your calendars for Guided Wilderness Group Trips next year.
Hi folks! Our Guided Group Trips were a great success this past year and we are pleased to offer them again for the coming season. Here are the new dates for 2010. You will be pleased to know that we are keeping the cost of the trip the same as last year. Maximum size for each group is 8 clients 2-4 clients – Cost is $1195 plus tax per person. 5-8 clients – Cost is $995 plus tax per person. These trips are Guided by a professional guide and Fully Outfitted. This means you bring your personal clothing and toiletries and we do the rest. We also include lodging here in Ely the night before and the night after the trip. All permit fees and shuttle fees are included. We are adding a new trip this year. Steve Johnson, has guided for us from the beginning of our operations. He has developed quite a following and reputation. He is extremely skilled, knowledgeable, and personable. We have had folks call up and request his services because so many others have raved about their experience with Steve. Well, here is your chance to go on a 6 day trip with Steve and learn many of the skills that he employs on his trips. Camp skills, navigation, survival skills, paddling techniques, first aid and emergency measures are a few of the areas about which Steve will share his expertise. You may not be a guide by the end of the trip, but you will be better equipped and knowledgeable about what it takes to be a confident and safe wilderness paddler. This trip will fill up quickly, so call us right away to book your spot on the great opportunity. Guided Group Trips DATES for 2010 Wilderness Camping Skills Trip with Steve Johnson – May 15 - 21 NEW ($1395 1-7 people only) The highlight of the trip was Steve Johnson as our canoe guide. He was great! We had utmost confidence in his leadership and he never steered us wrong. Steve Johnson was a great guide, never intrusive or commanding, but always ready to help and participate in many, many ways - including bringing most of his vegetable garden with him! He was a master in turning a dried bag of stuff into a real meal - although, having freshly caught fish certainly added tremendously to our dinners. Smallmouth Fishing Trip – June 12 - 18 Loon Trip – June 26 - July 2 Women’s Wilderness Adventure – July 10 - 16 Howl with the Wolves – August 21 - 27 Star Gazing Trip – September 11 - 17 Autumn Colors Trip – September 25 - October 1 Contact Bert or Drew to reserve your spots on our guided trips. |
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Explore the Wilds of Africa If Africa has been on your list, there is no better time to go and see it for yourself. I am working together with southern Africa’s most respected guiding company to produce a special trip to see the highlights of Botswana in April. Our small group of 8 will fly from Atlanta directly to Johannesburg where we overnight and fly on the next day to Maun on the edge of the Okavango Delta. Our guides from Wilderness Safaris meet us there and fly us by bush plane to the heart of the Kalahari at Deception Valley where the book “Cry of the Kalahari” took place in the 1970’s. Deception is an ancient river bed now dried up to a grassy valley teeming with antelope and the predators that rely on them for survival. There is no better African adventure story than the real life adventures of Delia and Mark Owens who lived here for 7 years as young zoologists studying and blending with the wildlife. Read the book and you’ll want to go. Wilderness Safaris is famous for it’s 60 plus lodges and camps in 5 countries of southern Africa. We’ll leave the high priced luxury camps to others and WS will guide us on a true African tent safari as we all visualize it with a bit of luxury of our own. Tent camps will be our home for two weeks as we fly from location to location to get the best of Botswana and maximize our time in the field. I’ll let the photos to show you just how comfortable this life will be. It will be early up every morning to see as much as we can when animals and birds are most active. We’ll have opportunity to walk in the private concessions that W.S. oversees within the national parks. Because WS has special privileges in the parks we will be able to drive at night to see even more when the big cats are hunting. Over the course of 14 days our privately escorted group will stay in 4 camps, record up to 200 bird species, the big 5 of African game species and a dozen different ungulates in desert, forest, marsh and dry savanna habitats. There is no place in Africa that has this diversity species and quality of wild land. Botswana is one of Africa’s success stories with one of its highest per capita GNP and living standards. 40% of its land is protected for nature and the government is building a future economy with ecotourism at the core of a plan to feed its people and protect the wildlife. I hope you find the photos attractive. Please use the links to learn more about our partners in this adventure. I did my first trip to Botswana in October. Driving over 2400 miles we visited the public areas of these same parks. I soaked up some of the most marvelous sights I’ve ever seen on that trip. It all made me want to go back as often as possible. This trip is designed to get much more out of two weeks by flying between locations to save time and staying in extremely comfortable safari tent camps within the private concessions of the parks where we’ll have more freedom and solitude. If you think you’d like to join me in April in Africa please call anytime or email me with your questions. The group is open to adults in good health and with an adventurous spirit. Maximum group size is 8. Itinerary starts in Johannesburg on April_. Clients are welcome to fly to Africa a day or two early to adapt to the time zone. The cost includes all in country flights starting in Maun and ending in Livingstone, all meals, drinks, guides and camp staff. Return to the US on April 15. Trip Cost per person from Maun $6588. Estimated Cost of Airfare on Delta from Atlanta $1600 rt Steve Piragis will be happy to answer questions and talk trips! For questions, please contact him by phone at 1-800-223-6565 or email: steve@piragis.com.   for many more pictures and a sample itinerary, click here: http://www.piragis.com/africaadventure2010.html |
Own your own Island An island on the quiet end of Burntside Lake just outside Ely, Minnesota, is looking for a new steward. Friends of mine wish to sell it and I volunteered to help with this ad. The island is covered with norway pine and has two high building sites with east and west views of the prettiest lake in the Ely area. It’s a mile from the Boundary Waters by canoe and a half mile from the public landing. A small cabin recently built sits facing south on the 4 acre island. $980,000. This Island, complete with cabin, can be seen in person as soon as the ice freezes over. Steve Piragis will be happy to show you around. For questions, please contact him by phone at 1-800-223-6565 or email: steve@piragis.com. for many more pictures of this fabulous island property click here: http://www.piragis.com/burntsideislandforsale.html |
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