Bill Rom the “Canoe King of Ely”
Ely, Minnesota boasts over twenty outfitters that send visitors into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Campers rent the latest gear, groan under the weight of a canoe without realizing it …
Wilderness Voices
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Remembering Joe Seliga
His canoes are used as part of a wilderness experience that teaches respect and integrity to young adults. By Timothy Eaton I had the pleasure of visiting with Joe on numerous …
The Foundation Mourns the Loss of Board Members
Ted Hall – a force for local activism and wilderness preservation A Quetico Superior Foundation board director for 32 years, Edward (Ted) Hall passed away September 23, 2003, at age 82 …
Mourning the Loss of Wally Dayton, Friend of the Wilderness
We were privileged to have Wally Dayton on the Quetico Superior Foundation Board for more than two decades. Wally died at his home on October 27, 2002 after a prolonged illness. …
Shirley Peruniak
Preserving the Quetico Wilderness through Writing, Teaching, Mentoring Shirley Peruniak answered the phone one early April afternoon at her home in Sharbot Lake, Ontario, and agreed to talk about her life …