Correct me if I am wrong. I wonder how many were on this blog its first year? Did it take a while to build up its members? Time flies, but will be 4 years in December for me.

How many years you been paddling here?

It seems membership is fairly stable here compared to other boards?

joined here in april 2006, was on QJ before that. tried ccbb...hated the format.

I joined in Jan 2009. I checked out this site in about 2006 and did not join. What was I thinking?

I joined July 2003. I would have more trees, but these kids sure take up time from the computer lol

Joined in 2004, 8 years now....wow that is a long time.

T

I didn't join, but I think I posted a few messages that first year.

Sept 2008 for me. So I'm young yet. :)

I started in 2010. I'm still a pup....

March 2009 for me.

I've only been a member for a year but was reading for at least 3 or 4 years. Just got my 3rd tree too-woo hoo.

June 2007. What surprises me is that kanoes has only been here since 2006!

Finally joined in June 2011. But I lurked for several years before that...starting in 07 I think.

Joined just over two years ago and lurked around for a couple years in '08 and '09 but a lot in 2009. I can't say for sure, but I probably visited the site several times in 2002/2003. I was stationed in Italy doing law enforcement and we worked 12 hour shifts, 6 - 6. On those night shifts when I had the dispatcher duty, I would sit at a computer surfing the web. I would look up a lot of stuff and I recall looking up website's having something or anything to do with Minnesota quite often on those night shifts because I missed home and had only four years left until I would be moving back so I would look up everything and anything I could that would lead me to where in the state I would want to settle down, where I would want to work and of course, the outdoors and outdoor activities and other items. Since I have enjoyed the BWCA since the early 80's, I can only assume I looked it up and found the website. If I did, I wish I would have joined at that time!

April 2006

Wow, upon seeing this thread I looked at my profile and was shocked that I'd joined in Jan '06. If you'd asked me, off the top of my head, when I first heard of this site and when I joined I'd have guessed about 2008-2009!

Some of the Old Timers could tell us the way back than stories>

I was similarly surprised to find that it has been 6.5 years: profile says April 6, 2006. As a result, nearly one-third of my 28 BWCA trips have now been 'guided' with the help of the good folks here.

December 2005

quote PINETREE: "Some of the Old Timers could tell us the way back than stories>"

There were way less forums.. I think only 4? One was only for quotes or thought of the day or something like that. I suggesteded we come up with a new name of 'around the campfire' and then someone else came up with Listening Point. It was a good switch

I joined last year after my first trip, was going to shoot for 2 a year, but I have other priorities now. Son was born on the 4th. Did make my spring trip though!

Joined the board in 2008. I'm still a newbie here.

i think some guy named adam was the first one here. ;-)

February of 2004 for me. Wow! I did not think it was that long ago. Time sure fly's when you have met some of the awesome people on this board.

good time as any for a first post. Go to site below...type in bwca.com, choose the year and date. Won't have the entire site, but enough to get the idea.

Internet Archive wayback machine

brian

Thanks, Brian. That's a very interesting site. Cool.
here is what I found for 2002

One year for me since last August.

quote RockyTop: "good time as any for a first post. Go to site below...type in bwca.com, choose the year and date. Won't have the entire site, but enough to get the idea.


Internet Archive wayback machine


brian"

Ahh, 1959... Mr. Peabody and his boy, Sherman... Peabody's Improbable History...

Oh, wait... THAT way-back machine:

A pre-emptive post? from 9/3/02

The official welcome from 3/30/03

3-29-2005
I tried an other site.....but they were way too....well you know, been here since :-) fishguts

quote Sierra1: "I started in 2010. I'm still a pup...."

+1

Had joined under my real name in 2004, but never posted. Came back and joined as BWP in March 2010. I'm an official TODDLER here for 2.5 years!

quote kanoes: "i think some guy named adam was the first one here. ;-)"

still waiting for eve to join?