Stories From the Ham Lake Fire
Three stories from the recent fire offer perspective: in a healthy forest, fire nourishes and revitalizes the soil and the landscape, and that in life, adversity can create new opportunities and …
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Wilderness Between the Cracks
By Kevin Proescholdt Many people would think that once Congress designates an area as wilderness, the area finally is safe and protected. At such a point, wilderness advocates could turn to …
One Big Fire
In July of last year, a lightning strike ignited the Cavity Lake fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Over 32,000 acres burned in what was then called …
Wilderness News Summer 2007 Issue
The Summer 2007 issue of Wilderness News is in the mail and online. Download a pdf here or check out highlights below. What’s Inside: Feature: …
Spring 2007 Issue of Wilderness News
The Spring issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Download a PDF here. Highlights: Wolf Island Protected Wolf Island is a …
The Quetico Superior Region—100 Years of Stewardship Beyond Boundaries
1909 was a significant year for the Quetico Superior region of Minnesota and Ontario. Before the well-known legislation of the 1930s that officially designated the roadless areas and parks that we …
Lake of the Woods Watershed – Pristine or Just Wild?
By Charlie Mahler, Wilderness News Contributor In early 2008, when the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency releases its updated list of impaired waters in Minnesota, it is likely that Lake of the …
Wilderness News Fall 2006
The Fall 2006 issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Download a PDF here > Highlights: Securing the Wilderness Border The …
Quetico Provincial Park — Management Plan Under Review
While the plants and animals of Quetico Provincial Park settle in for the winter, the Canadian government at all levels is examining the park’s management strategies and preparing for the years …
White Otter Castle
By Laura Puckett, Wilderness News Contributor Paddling through the Crown lands of western Ontario the last thing a traveler expects to see is a castle, but there it sits on the …
Book Review: From a Wooden Canoe
Reflections on Canoeing, Camping, and Classic Equipment by Jerry Dennis Paperback ISBN 0-312-26738-X Book Description This engaging collection of essays explores the quintessential American sports of canoeing and camping and pays …
Building History
By Laura Puckett, Wilderness News Contributor As iconic as the tall pines or the swaths of exposed granite in Quetico-Superior is the image of a canoe cutting a delicate wake across …
Securing the Wilderness Border
By Charlie Mahler, Wilderness News Contributor The Boundary Waters. The Border Route. Those dividing “B” words have long been embedded in the names used to describe the Quetico-Superior region. The notion, …
Wildfires Strike the BWCAW and Quetico Provincial Parks
Over 31,800 acres have burned in the largest fire to hit the Boundary Waters Canoe Area region since 1894. A lightning strike near Cavity Lake on July 13th, started a wildfire …
White Pine: Can What Once Was–Ever Be Again?
Bold against the sky, the feathery branches of an old white pine have a distinctive silhouette. Although not the most abundant species in the Quetico-Superior forest today, generations have strongly identified …
Racing Across the Wilderness
These days, the pace in the Boundary Waters and Quetico is fairly slow. It’s a place of leisure, by and large, for today’s visitors. But for Ely’s Don Beland and Atikokan’s …
Wilderness News Summer 2006
The Summer 2006 issue of Wilderness News is in the mail and online, download a pdf here > What’s Inside: Wildfires Strike the BWCAW and …
North House Folk School
By Charlie Mahler, Wilderness News Contributor This month, students in Bill Lane’s saw-whet and boreal owling class at North House Folk School in Grand Marais won’t just be tromping through the …
Bill Hansen
Seeing first hand the long term wisdom contained in the Wilderness Act. Bill Hansen has had a unique relationship with the Quetico Superior region. Raised on Sawbill Lake, he saw a …
Wilderness Reflections: Paths
Along the most northern border of Minnesota, stretching from the Pigeon River to Lake Superior, is a path. The Pigeon River is shallow and very muddy. It marks the beginning of the Grand Portage, a path used by French fur traders. Thick stretches of pines line the nine mile trail. For many people the Grand Portage is a rite of passage…