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.

The body of one of the two canoeists who went missing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was recovered on Friday during a search near Curtain Falls.

Friends of the Boundary Waters and other organizations have successfully blocked other key permits in court.

Congress removed a provision from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have allowed a mining project near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

He owned a paddle board and a kayak, but no canoe. So the 16 ½-foot scimitar-like Wenonah Prism he slid into the pristine waters of the BWCAW two days before the fishing opener was a rental.

DULUTH — The Spice Lake Fire that began Tuesday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was still smoldering Thursday night as forest officials closed a large area of the wilderness ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Supporters of expanding mining and drilling near the Boundary Waters are cheering another executive order from President Trump.

Trump administration looks to bring back mining near Boundary Waters originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Trump’s top cabinet members say they are working to allow mining again in parts of ...

BOUNDARY WATERS — The famed Stairway Portage got a makeover this summer when the steep, wooden steps were replaced with native stone.

The Senate has asked the House to strike the reversal of the Boundary Waters mineral lease withdrawal from the Big Beautiful Bill.

The Biden administration on Thursday announced protections near a vast wilderness area in Minnesota where proposed copper mining has raised environmental concerns.

Digging into the book ‘Gunflint Falling’ Gunflint Falling: Blowdown in the Boundary Waters by Cary J. Griffith tells the story July 4th, 1999, when a powerful storm blew through the country.