In the Image of Man
Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook) is an Inuit word meaning “in the image of man”. For those who travelled across the vastness of the Arctic, inukshuks acted as directional markers to guide those …
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Spring 2006 Issue of Wilderness News
The Spring issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Download a PDF here. WHAT’S INSIDE: North House Folk School This …
A Place of Grace
When two paddles dip and swing in unison, their blades pushing the water, cutting through the air, droplets trickling in an arch as they return for another stroke, the movement of …
ATVs: Revving Up for More Controversy
Management of All-Terrain Vehicle riding in Minnesota, especially in the north, continues to rev as an environmental and recreational issue. Despite a compromise law initiated by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2003, …
Book Review: Voyageurs National Park The Battle to Create Minnesota’s National Park
by Fred T. Witzig Foreword by Elmer L. Andersen $24.95 Paperback ISBN 0-8166-4050-5 A chronicle of the legislative process that made Voyageurs National Park a reality. When President Nixon signed the …
South Fowl Lake Snowmobile Trail Access Project Stirs up Controversy
By Sally Nankivell, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness Board Member A recent snowmobile trail controversy has resulted in a familiar scenario: local motor enthusiasts versus environmentalists, each passionately arguing over the …
Northern Minnesota Prepares for New Era in Mining
By Charlie Mahler, Wilderness News Contributor Three new mining projects inside and adjacent to the Superior National Forest signal a new era in northern Minnesota mining. In a region known world-wide …
Wilderness News Fall/Winter 2005
The Fall/Winter 2005 issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Download a PDF here > Highlights: Northern Minnesota Prepares for New …
John S. Pillsbury, Jr. Remembers NWNL’s Ile de Bord
John S. Pillsbury, Jr. died on March 28th at the age of 92. We’ll remember John as the former chief executive of a life insurance company, a Minnesota gubernatorial candidate, a …
Using Science for Sustainable Forest Management
The long-range health of Minnesota’s forests will some day be improved by management decisions that better recognize the opportunities for restoring ecological forest health while maintaining economic productivity. The Minnesota Center …
Book Review: Reading Rock Art Interpreting The Indian Rock Paintings Of The Canadian Shield
by Grace Rajnovich Published by Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc. (2nd Edition 2002, 191 pages, $21.95 Softcover) ISBN 0-920474-72-1 Reviewed by Timothy Eaton Have you ever discovered, while paddling the lakes and …
Isle Royale; 65 Years Later
By Charlie Mahler, Wilderness News Contributor In a brewing controversy reminiscent of those surrounding the removal of cabins and resorts in the Boundary Waters Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park, holders …
Woodland Caribou Provincial Park ~ Where Nature Still Rules
This is a place one is more likely to come across a woodland caribou, or hear the cry of a wolf than encounter humankind. It is an ancient, weathered landscape of haunting physical solitude and spiritual solace. A sojourn to the hinterlands of Woodland Caribou is a voyage through time. By canoe, one can follow the waterways of the Ojibway and journey past images of animals and shamans painted on stone.
Wilderness News Summer 2005
The Summer 2005 issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Download a PDF here > Highlights: Woodland Caribou Provincial Park ~ …
Wilderness News Spring 2005
The Spring 2005 issue of Wilderness News is online and in the mail. Download a PDF here > Highlights: Evidence Suggests Humans Inhabited the Superior Quetico …
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, …
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 …