LynnAnne Vesper has been a canoe guide for over 20 years. She also speaks French and Swedish, is a Fur Trade history buff, ...

The Thompson Hill Welcome Center is a stop with all the pamphlets and maps you could possibly need to plot your ... This vast ...

Tucked away in Minnesota’s northern wilderness sits a place where time seems to move at the pace of a gentle canoe stroke, where strangers become friends over coffee and trail maps, and where the ...

Welcome to Ely, Minnesota – the gateway to the Boundary Waters and quite possibly the most charming small town you’ll ever fall in love with.

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

We’re celebrating by featuring some of the most stunning routes in the U.S. and the ... when entering Boundary Waters Canoe Area. You can snag them in advance or at the self-serve kiosks at ...

According to the U.S. Forest Service, the wildfire is located in a remote part of the BWCA, over a mile away from the nearest main canoe travel route. The terrain is also a mix of swamp and ...

Paddling enthusiasts call the waters of west central Minnesota the “Boundary Waters of Southern ... accounts of possible routes, put-in locations and maps. An easy afternoon paddle starts ...

A four-person paddling crew will tackle 1,200 miles of historic routes between Minnesota and Canada. ... “With a combined total of over 4,000 miles paddled and 8 years of professional canoe guiding ...

From its source at beautiful Kawishiwi Lake, it serves as a very popular canoe route for 35 miles through the Boundary Waters. Then when it enters the White Iron chain, it helps power Ely’s recreation ...

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 ...