Out of the wilderness: Freemans welcomed back to civilization after year in Boundary Waters
ELY -- After a year spent entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Dave and Amy Freeman of Grand Marais paddled out on Friday afternoon into a flotilla of well-wishers on the Kawisihiwi River south of Ely.
Written By: Sam Cook
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Dave Freeman (center, in red) talks to some of the boaters who paddled out to meet him and wife Amy (in blue) on Friday near Ely after they left the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after a year-long stay in the wilderness. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
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Dave and Amy Freeman near the end of their Year in the Wilderness expedition on Friday near Ely. Tank was one of three dogs that joined the couple for winter at freeze-up, and they kept him on for the rest of the trip. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
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Amy and Dave Freeman (foreground) are greeted by supporters at River Point Resort and Outfitting Co. on Birch Lake near Ely on Friday. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
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Longtime friend Johnnie Hyde (left) greets Amy Freeman with a hug at River Point Resort and Outfitting Co. on Friday. Hyde visited the Freemans in the BWCAW earlier this month. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
