{"podcast":{"title":"Paddle and Portage Podcast","slug":"paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316","podcast_index_feed_id":6722316,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/paddleandportagepodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://paddleandportage.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19598009/P_P_Logo_Full_sf6inh.jpg","author":"Paddle and Portage Podcast","episode_count":107,"summary":"This podcast is produced by people who live near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. It is the source for storytelling, news, and information about the canoe-country wilderness and other paddling destinations across North America. All music in this podcast comes from Ian Tamblyn and the Blue Dot Sessions.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T00:17:20.279541+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316"},"episode":{"title":"Go Live Day for BWCA Permits - Ginny Nelson from Spirit of the Wilderness in Ely","slug":"go-live-day-for-bwca-permits-ginny-nelson-from-spirit-of-the-wilderness-in-ely","published_at":"2026-01-10T00:41:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/go-live-day-for-bwca-permits-ginny-nelson-from-spirit-of-the-wilderness-in-ely","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316","url":"https://paddleandportagepodcast.podbean.com/e/go-live-day-for-bwca-permits-ginny-nelson-from-spirit-of-the-wilderness-in-ely/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6ies89ugkvu5gm7b/full_episode_with_go_liveamro8.mp3","summary":"Ginny Nelson is a co-owner and manager for Spirit of the Wilderness outfitters in Ely, Minnesota. In this video podcast, Ginny talks with Joe Friedrichs from the Paddle and Portage Podcast about the \"go live\" day for BWCA permits in 2026. The annual day to start obtaining permits for the upcoming quota season is Jan. 28. The permits become available at 9 a.m. (Central Time) this year in 2026. Go live day is both celebrated and jarring for outfitters and and BWCA paddlers and other users of the wilderness. Ginny and Joe break it all down in this video, which was recorded inside Spirit of the Wilderness in Ely. This episode is sponsored by Sawtooth Outfitters and Voyageur Canoe Outfitters.","meta_description":"Ginny Nelson is a co-owner and manager for Spirit of the Wilderness outfitters in Ely, Minnesota. In this video podcast, Ginny talks with Joe Friedrichs f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2285,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/episodes/go-live-day-for-bwca-permits-ginny-nelson-from-spirit-of-the-wilderness-in-ely/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/go-live-day-for-bwca-permits-ginny-nelson-from-spirit-of-the-wilderness-in-ely.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}