Permits for summer trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year go on sale Wednesday. Why it matters: Northern Minnesota's BWCA is one of the best places on Earth — but if it's ...

At more than one million acres, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (officially the “BWCAW,” but often referred to as ...

How to stay safe during a canoe trip Canoes sit on the shore while the sun rises in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on Sept. 22.

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

Here are some wild alternatives to Boundary Waters trips — no permit needed There are several first-come, first-served backcountry canoe and camping options in the Superior National Forest.

Fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) was lights out. I mean amazing. Our crew of six men enjoyed all you can eat fresh caught walleye cooked in a skillet over a wood fire ...

Lightning started a small wildfire, the Horse River Fire, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It is estimated at 5-10 acres.

The BWCA encompasses more than 1 million acres of forest, rivers and lakes — and 1,200 miles of canoe routes, according to the U.S. Forest Service, adding that the area “offers freedom to ...

Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have issued a warning that Donald Trump's election will likely see the resurrection of plans to open up Superior National Forest to mining once ...

Mining is already banned within the Boundary Waters, a million-acre wilderness of lakes and rivers that attracts visitors from around the world to its 1,200 miles of canoe routes.