Music in the Wild with Courtney Yasmineh

Music in the Wild with Courtney Yasmineh

A special Women’s Excursion into the Boundary Waters August 12-16, 2025 Guided by Peta Barrett with special musical guest, Americana Songwriter, Courtney Anne Yasmineh Join us for five days and four nights in the pristine wilderness of the great Northwoods,...
Our Charming Guesthouse

Our Charming Guesthouse

Women’s Wilderness Discovery offers a charming, well-appointed two-story Guest House for your overnight stay in Ely the evening before departure into the Boundary Waters. Four single beds and two sets of bunk beds provide room for up to eight people (women’s group,...
Sharing the wilderness with women—of any age

Sharing the wilderness with women—of any age

by Alissa Johnson Quetico Superior Wilderness News Last spring, wilderness guide Peta Barrett and a client walked across a portage in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Her client, a confident, fit woman in her mid-60s, carried the canoe. She had expressed...
Article in Star Tribune

Article in Star Tribune

OUTDOORS Currents: Peta Barrett, North Woods Wilderness Guide Peta Barrett, Women’s Wilderness Discovery By BOB TIMMONS , STAR TRIBUNE April 20, 2018 – 8:19 AM Today: Peta Barrett owns and operates Women’s Wilderness Discovery in Ely, outfitting and...