A proposed copper mine, backed by Chilean mining conglomerate, is slated for public lands immediately upstream of Boundary ...

It was a sunset that campers dream of: perfect shades of red, orange and purple over a glassy wilderness lake. I could only glance at it over my left shoulder as I paddled deeper into the Boundary ...

ELY, Minn. — A wildfire in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has grown to 27 acres, causing the closure of more areas and portages. According to the U.S. Forest Service, there ...

Every air quality monitor in Minnesota is reporting red or unhealthy conditions for everyone, an official said.

ELY, Minn. — With the driest September ever recorded in Minnesota recently concluded, this is no time for open fires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Effective one minute past ...

DULUTH — Minnesota officials have proposed selling approximately 80,000 acres of school trust land scattered throughout the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the federal government, which ...

FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Saturday closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota as the largest active wildfire in the state threatens ...

The state of Minnesota has regulations in place to keep the state’s water clean. Over 77% of voters in Minnesota voted in favor of amending the Minnesota Constitution to protect sources of drinking ...

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.

Modest and common sense reforms need to be made to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act. The Boundary Waters contain 1,175 lakes for all people to enjoy. Five of these lakes are extremely ...

DULUTH — Minnesota officials have proposed selling approximately 80,000 acres of school trust land scattered throughout the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the federal government, which ...

Outdoors Trial by portage: When are we too old to test ourselves against Minnesota’s remote wilderness? At age 69, Claude Peck recently took his first paddle-and-portage trip to the Boundary Waters.