The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified, ...

Smith emphasizes that her legislation would not ban or restrict existing or potential mining projects outside the Rainy River watershed.

Sadly, northern Minnesota’s beloved Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA ... overlook of Lake Pepin and its stair-step bluffs. The vista and the hiking paths keep me coming back.