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Converse hi top chuck taylors, with or without neoprene socks depending on water temperature.
Have tried specialty shoes but, keep comin’ back to Chucks.

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Check out Fisher and McKenzie. Between the two they’ve guided more BWCA and Quetico trips than anyone.

http://www.fishermaps.com/
http://www.bwcamaps.com/

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Been to Sylvania annually for the past 15 years. It’s a great spot for all paddlers. The beginner will find a nice drive in 48 site campground to launch day trips. The more experienced will find 50 wilderness sites spread across 8 lakes all connected by a trail system.
There is a resort on Crooked Lake and motor boats are allowed on it, the rest of the lakes are paddle only. Leave your sail rigs and portage carts at home, they are not allowed
The whole wilderness area is just over 18,000 acres. You can find a map here.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa/images/maps/sylvania_tearoff.pdf%5B/url%5D

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If you can get 2 people in the boat and still have 6″ of freeboard go for it. I’ve always thought kneeling is a superior position for paddling any canoe and remove the seats.
Take a look at any tandem boat and figure the seat distance from the center of your canoe, buy some seats, cut ’em to size, drill some holes and mount ’em. Hang them about 4″ below the gunwales.

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