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Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin

Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM

Tickets
1-Day: $15.00
3-Day: $30.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event

Parking Fees
1-Day: $8.00
Cash or credit, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center

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  Joe Friedrichs


paddleandportage.com

Matthew Baxley and Joe Friedrichs are award winning content creators who share stories, news, and information from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. Based in Grand Marais, Minnesota, Matthew and Joe formed the first Boundary Waters Podcast in 2017. Matthew has shared captivating films and documentaries from the BWCA region, while Joe is the author of two books about the BWCA and Quetico, including the May 2024 release of "Last Entry Point: Stories of Danger and Death in the Boundary Waters."

In 2024, Matthew and Joe launched a new podcast, "The Paddle and Portage Podcast." The podcast features stories from the BWCA and Quetico. Joe is the co-founder of a new business and magazine supporting the podcast, called Paddle and Portage. It is based in Grand Marais, Minnesota, on the edge of the BWCA.




Presentations

Joe Friedrichs, Matthew Baxley
 Planning for the Unexpected in the Boundary Waters
Bear - upstairs Sat 1:30pm-2:15pm 
Matthew Baxley and Joe Friedrichs have been sharing stories on award-winning podcasts and writing about the Boundary Waters for the past decade. In this presentation, Joe and Matthew share personal experiences and stories they’ve collected along the way where things went wrong on a trip to the Boundary Waters. Included in the powerful narrative is a near-death experience they faced on a trip to the BWCA in May 2023. Matthew and Joe will share how to plan for the unexpected on any trip to the BWCA and Quetico.