{"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":"The Magazine Story That Brought an Ohio Kid to the Boundary Waters","slug":"the-magazine-story-that-brought-an-ohio-kid-to-the-boundary-waters","published_at":"2026-06-01T11:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/the-magazine-story-that-brought-an-ohio-kid-to-the-boundary-waters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316","url":"https://paddleandportagepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-magazine-story-that-brought-an-ohio-kid-to-the-boundary-waters/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/v7xja6txf9pun8cz/Don_Beans_storyblnx9.mp3","summary":"Don Beans first heard about the Boundary Waters when he was a kid growing up in Ohio. And he did so via a magazine, and through the words of longtime Ely resident Bob Cary, a local author, journalist, artist, and wilderness guide. About 10 years after reading one of Bob Cary’s articles, Don left Ohio and headed north. The year was 1983. His destination: Ely. In this episode, we hear the story of Don Beans and his journey to the Boundary Waters. Special thanks to Cindy Smyka and the Jasper Company, a multigenerational family business dedicated to hospitality, for their contributions to this episode. This episode is supported by you, our listener-members. Support also comes from Bending Branches Canoe & Kayak Paddles and Ely Outfitting Company.","meta_description":"Don Beans first heard about the Boundary Waters when he was a kid growing up in Ohio. And he did so via a magazine, and through the words of longtime Ely…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1302,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paddle-and-portage-podcast-6722316/episodes/the-magazine-story-that-brought-an-ohio-kid-to-the-boundary-waters/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/the-magazine-story-that-brought-an-ohio-kid-to-the-boundary-waters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}