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

Local View: Mining near Boundary Waters could erase childhood memories From the column: "A mine here would be a step in the completely wrong direction for our nation. It would be anti-climate.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northeastern Minnesota isn’t just a beautiful spot; it’s an ...

An international association recently certified the Boundary Waters as the world's 13th dark sky sanctuary, a title given to land that has "an exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights ...

The Boundary Waters are, as the name implies, the system of lakes and waterways along the border between Northern Minnesota and Canada.

July 4 is the 25th anniversary of the Boundary Waters blowdown, when winds up to 100 miles per hour tore through the canoe wilderness. A quarter century later, the forest is changed and memories ...

Local groups push back against mining near Boundary Waters ELY, Minn. — The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is currently protected from mining on federal land for the next 20 years.

Boundary Waters fire restrictions to go into effect Tuesday The order, which will go into effect Tuesday, Oct. 1, prohibits charcoal grills, barbeques and grills — both coal and woodburning.

Canoeists eager to take a summer trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness can start making reservations Wednesday. But competition for those permits could be more intense this year ...

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says it recovered the body of 40-year-old Reis Grams, of Lino Lakes, after more than two weeks of searching.

Not knowing much about the vast expanse of the Boundary Waters, my friend and I were at a loss when trying to pinpoint where exactly we wanted to go. Looking for a relaxing weekend of canoeing ...