How healthy is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness really? Will the Boundary Waters survive climate change, mining, invasive species and the myriad of issues faced today? The Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness released an extensive and revealing report…
Teenagers who enjoyed a free trip to the Boundary Waters with no parents share glimpses of their trip — and celebrate recovery from cancer.
Boundary Waters businesses, environmental groups challenge the Trump administration’s effort to restore leases to Twin Metals which are critical for its mine proposal.
Nature photographer leaves today on year-long expedition in the million-acre canoe country wilderness in Canada.
Voyageurs is latest park featured in ‘America the Beautiful’ series from the U.S. Mint, and will be launched at a special event next week.
Annual two-day event on the Gunflint Trail will offer presentations and exhibitors to help beginners and experienced canoeists make the most of their adventures.
National Park tourism has a significant economic impact in nearby towns, with visitors patronizing hotels, gas stations, and grocery stores.
Imagine boating in Voyageurs National Park and seeing what appears to be an island on the move. It is over six acres in size, composed primarily of cattails and pockmarked by shrubs and small trees. Unanchored, this vegetative mass moves freely—a navigational hazard, a danger to docks and property, and spreading invasive species.
New study predicts that an average of 25 percent of bird species in America’s National Parks will change due to global warming.
American Rivers has named the wilderness waters to its list for a second time in five years as critical decisions loom.
“There is a measurable amount of growth with every trip and every person I take out… And it really is empowering, especially for mature women who think that, physically, they aren’t capable anymore,” wilderness guide Peta Barrett says.
Managers respond to disappearance of wolves from the wild island in Lake Superior, letting moose population explode with
Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on March 17 will send skiers into the Canadian wilderness park to cross ice-covered lakes often used for canoeing.
The uncommon beauty of winter, photographs from Voyageurs to Lake Superior, Boundary Waters to Quetico, from frozen lake to snow-laden trees…
Anglers can start going after the coldwater fish in wilderness waters two weeks earlier than the rest of the state.
One winter day in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, an otter ran across the path of a dogsled team on Basswood Lake. Excited, the dogs picked up the pace, then Amy saw something else out on the ice: wolves…
Disagreement about the bill hinges on whether or not human-powered mechanized travel is allowed under the Wilderness Act.
Scientists recently discovered more harmful algae blooms at the National Park in Lake Superior, a surprising problem for pristine waters surrounded by unbroken forests.
Editor’s Note: Whenever possible, Quetico Superior Wilderness News highlights partners committed to protecting or enhancing the wilderness character of the region. The following piece is reposted with permission by the Voyageurs …
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…