This summer, Ontario Provincial Park wardens, the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest and members of the Northwoods Volunteer Connection came together to work on a water trail that runs from Kenora to Thunder Bay, Ontario. Called the Path of the Paddle, it’s part of a larger effort to connect three oceans…
The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Boys & Girls Outdoor Leadership Program uses canoe tripping and wilderness settings, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to teach youth to work together, whatever the differences between them.
Communications error results in extension of deadline to weigh in on withdrawing public lands from mining next to the wilderness.
About a third of the trees in a 62-acre parcel would be cut, but hikers and skiers oppose the project’s impact on popular recreation area.
Measuring mercury in two different lakes before and after, and absent, fires showed fears about short-term contamination are unfounded.
Annual volunteer weekend at Voyageurs will contribute to wetland restoration efforts.
Expert says mining company based its cost estimates on faulty assumptions that minimize the risks to taxpayers.
Legislation would reverse Forest Service proposal to block mines upstream of the wilderness.
In Grand Marais, Minnesota, gateway to the Gunflint Trail and canoe country, there is a place where the traditional crafts of the north are celebrated. From timber framing and boat building, to basketry and knitting, craftsmen and women gather to share their knowledge and skills—often using traditional resources like birch bark.
For five decades, the groundbreaking program has provided a coming-of-age tradition in the Ontario town.
Officers are monitoring the international boundary and the people paddling across it with increased intensity.
Legislation would let mining company acquire public land despite claims that it’s a bad deal for taxpayers.
In May 2007 an out of control campfire off the Gunflint Trail grew into a wildfire that burned 75,851 acres. Ten years later, the forest is at a turning point…
Nature Conservancy leads project to plant conifers in areas where they will best weather oncoming climate change.
Public comments are currently being accepted on a document to guide the next two decades of the Ontario canoe wilderness.
Ojibwe scientists say area could provide habitat for the native animals, restore the ecosystem, increase tourism, and provide sustenance.
Wilderness visitors spent several days in a swamp while rescuers searched from land, air, and water.
The Trump administration says it will not reverse plans for comprehensive review of risks of mining near the Boundary Waters.
Anishinaabe people historically worked with the semi-wild horses for winter transportation.
Plans call for an additional 140 acres of downhill skiing on publicly-owned lands in northern Minnesota.