Returning to Minnesota, her writing is redefining what it means to be an outdoors woman
Grand Rapids native Ashley Bredemus quit her job in Florida and moved to the edge of the BWCAW, where she writes The Cabin Season blog. 7:10 am, Feb. 7, 2021 ×
Ashley Bredemus works at a computer in a cabin at Birchwood Wilderness Camp near the end of the Gunflint Trail. An engineer by training, Bredemus returned to Minnesota to run the summer boys camp with her dad. She s also developing a large social media presence as an outdoor influencer for women. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
ALONG THE SEA GULL RIVER It was 20 below zero on the morning Ashley Bredemus, her fiancé, Victor Pilon, and their very big dog, Arlo, walked across the frozen river to greet visitors at a parking lot a half-mile away.