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

The Boundary Waters are, as the name implies, the system of lakes and waterways along the border between Northern Minnesota and Canada. This region falls under the protection of the National ...

I see the Boundary Waters as an extremely important part of the country. It’s especially important to Minnesota. The proposed mining could be dangerous and could cause irreversible damage.

The Boundary Waters is the economic engine of this part of the world. It's what we have that nobody else has," Zabokrtsky said. Steve Piragis, with the business his family's built, is in agreement.

The Boundary Waters: Report Sun., Aug. 23, 2009 The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota. (Andrea Shearer) ...