Invasion of the Great Gray Owls
by Anthony X. Hertzel Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union In the fall and winter of 2004-2005, Great Gray Owls moved into northern Minnesota in unprecedented numbers. By the end of the winter season, …
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Superior Hiking Trail
Not unlike a hiker finishing a long walk, those responsible for building the Superior Hiking Trail from Duluth to the Canadian border, are pacing themselves toward completion of Minnesota’s award-winning hiking …
Evidence Suggests Humans Inhabited the Superior Quetico Region 10,000 Years Ago
By David Woodward, Archaeologist, Superior National Forest, USDA Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota Northeastern Minnesota today is a cultural landscape, a rich land that has been owned, …
Wilderness News Fall/Winter 2004
The Fall/Winter 2004 issue of Wilderness News is in the mail and online, download a PDF here > Highlights: Natural Fire Management in …
In View of Long Island
The Quetico Superior Foundation was excited to participate in the Trust for Public Land’s purchase of Long Island on Burntside Lake located northwest of Ely, Minnesota. According to the foundation, Burntside …
Don Fraser – Still Standing Up for Wilderness
by Diane Rose, Wilderness News Contributor After 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Minneapolis native Don Fraser was poised in 1978 to move on to the Senate. Politics were …
Natural Fire Management in Voyageurs National Park
Federal parks and forest officials had a perfect opportunity last summer to advance two of their goals for Voyageurs National Park: restoring fire as part of the natural ecosystem and regenerating …
Mallard Island Ernest Oberholtzer’s Dream
The battle to spare the living wilderness is now living history and the men who fought that battle are among our quiet legends. Ober’s little island awaited it’s new mission and …
Wilderness News Summer 2004
The Summer 2004 issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Download a PDF here > What’s Inside: Mallard Island Ernest Oberholtzer’s Dream; …
The Quetico Foundation Celebrates 50 Years of Wilderness Protection
The Quetico Foundation came into being in 1954 with the encouragement and support of the Quetico Superior Foundation. It is dedicated to the protection of Quetico Provincial Park and other wilderness …
The Roadless Area Conservation Rule
The Roadless Area Conservation Rule is the most significant public lands conservation measure of recent years. Protecting nearly 60 million acres of national forest land form logging and road-building, including 147,000 …
Book Review: Toward Magnetic North The Oberholtzer-Magee 1912 Canoe Journey to Hudson Bay
Published by the Oberholtzer Foundation Marshall, Minnesota (2000, 128 pages, $50.00-Hardcover) Reviewed by David Pelly, author of six books about Canada’s Arctic, including Thelon: A River Sanctuary. Note: This review by …
Dolmen Stones in the Boundary Waters
Just an easy paddle from the Sawbill Landing you may find one of the Boundary Waters’ hidden mysteries. Dolmen stones are usually a natural boulder supported by “peg” stones. They are …
Poem: A Canoe of Wood
A Canoe of Wood From the deep north words I come. From the tall cedars and spruce old as time my ribs are bent. From the peaceful land of Hiawatha I …
The Historic Lodges of the Boundary Waters Part II
[Part I of this story appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Wilderness News] The Big Resorts – Basswood Lake, Crooked Lake Throughout the 1930s, tourism spread rapidly into the roadless …
Book Review: Keeper of the Wild, the Life of Ernest Oberholtzer
by Joe Paddock Published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press (2001, 341 pages, $27.95 Hardcover) Imagine that a doctor gives you only one more year of life. Would you head for …
Wilderness News Spring 2004
The Spring 2004 issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Click here to download a pdf. What’s Inside: The Historic Lodges of …
Wilderness News Winter 2003
The Winter issue of Wilderness News is in the mail and online. Download a PDF here. Highlights: Special Burn Issue: Fall Burning Increases in BWCA, Remains Short of Goal …
Fall Prescribed Burns Produce Positive Results
The US Forest Service, partnering with the Ontario Fire Service, carried out two successful prescribed burns within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) on October 10th and 11th. The Arc …