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Eric Dickes

Eric Dickes

Erik "Omaha Erik" Dickes is a Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) enthusiast and paddler from Omaha, Nebraska, and a recurring guest personality on the WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast and Paddle & Portage Podcast.

Aug 27, 2026

13:15
And as I get down there, there was a, something, something else was curious about our meal, LB.
13:22
Joe went to go pick up that trout, and there was, on the dock over there, nice little seagull hanging out, and I was like, "This is a cool bird hanging out, just chilling." We're recording.
13:33
Joe goes to get s- the trout, and the gull had actually ate half of the t- half of the trout.
13:41
We got half a filet now.
13:43
The, uh-
17:40
Strangers, but now we're not really strangers anymore, it seems like, as Jake shares.
17:46
It kind of dawned on us, really, right between that section towards the end of Cumberland Point and Windigo, where the, the culture and the vibe of the island is everybody going off, doing their own thing, and then reconnecting, whether it be on a, on a ferry, a seaplane, at the lodge, and telling their story.

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