He knew, too, that on the first day of the state’s fishing season, hungry walleyes would tumble and churn in the foamy waters below Curtain Falls, which spill into Iron Lake from adjacent ...

Sports Outdoors Dennis Anderson: Anglers should be convinced the Boundary Waters is worth protecting May 23, 2025 Updated Fri., May 23, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

WANSCHURA: Last May, Erik, his younger brother Reis, and some friends head to the Boundary Waters for a guys fishing trip. Their destination is Curtain Falls, a 30-foot waterfall right on the ...

Curtain Falls in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (credit: Pete Kramer / St Louis County Rescue Squad) ...

That includes going back to the Boundary Waters, where they plan to return to Curtain Falls next year on the anniversary of his brother’s death.

Destination: Curtain Falls "I was told the Boundary Waters incident was at Curtain Falls," Zeller said. "I quickly looked it up on Google Earth, and the question I had was, 'Where would I land?' ...

In January 2022, the DNR hired her. Destination: Curtain Falls "I was told the Boundary Waters incident was at Curtain Falls," Zeller said. "I quickly looked it up on Google Earth, and the ...

Minnesota DNR to honor pilot who rescued Curtain Falls survivors Grace Zeller, based in Brainerd, flew twice to the Boundary Waters accident scene at midnight to evacuate the injured canoeists.

While the rescue squad’s operations in the Boundary Waters, such as the Curtain Falls mission, are often their most high-profile, they don’t make up a huge percentage of their work.

While the victims are honored, a surviving canoe paddler and a rescue captain recount the Curtain Falls tragedy and its aftermath.

Four people in two canoes went over Curtain Falls waterfall in the Boundary Waters wilderness last month, falling 30ft into the waters of Iron Lake below.