Photo Gallery: Fall Colors in Quetico Superior Country
Autumn is in full swing across the Boundary Waters, Quetico, Lake Superior, Isle Royale, Voyageurs National Park and the border lakes ecoregion. We celebrate the fall landscape…
Duluth man embarks on year-long solo trip to Quetico Provincial Park
Nature photographer leaves today on year-long expedition in the million-acre canoe country wilderness in Canada.
Atikokan invites skiers to explore Quetico’s winter wilderness during annual event
Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on March 17 will send skiers into the Canadian wilderness park to cross ice-covered lakes often used for canoeing.
Photo Gallery: Winter in the Quetico Superior
The uncommon beauty of winter, photographs from Voyageurs to Lake Superior, Boundary Waters to Quetico, from frozen lake to snow-laden trees…
Video: Atikokan high school students experience ‘rite of passage’ on Quetico trips
For five decades, the groundbreaking program has provided a coming-of-age tradition in the Ontario town.
International input invited on revised Quetico Provincial Park management plan
Public comments are currently being accepted on a document to guide the next two decades of the Ontario canoe wilderness.
Quetico Park celebrates ponies that once called the wilderness home
Anishinaabe people historically worked with the semi-wild horses for winter transportation.
Cold Winters Mean More Moose in Quetico Park
Researchers report moose population increases in recent years after a decade of decline.
Canoe Country Columnist Questions Quetico Cell Service
Sam Cook debates the pros and cons of finding out your phone has a signal on a remote wilderness lake.
Man Fined for Snowmobiling in Quetico Park
Canadian pleads guilty to illegal motorized intrusion last winter.
Creating a Legacy: The Quetico Superior Foundation Grant Program
At the Quetico Superior Foundation (QSF), our mission is to protect the wilderness character of Minnesota’s Border Lakes Canoe Country and Ontario’s Quetico region. We do that through the publication…
Quetico Park Manager Emphasizes Importance of Ely as a Gateway
Busy park depends on Americans paddling across the international border.
Immigrant Kids from Toronto Get a Close-Up Look at Quetico
Students experience wilderness canoeing while developing leadership skills.
More People Are Canoeing and Camping in Quetico Park
Visitor numbers are up 20 percent at the wilderness paddling park in Ontario.
Several Quetico Lakes Closed as Police Search for Survivalist
Authorities are concerned about a man spotted on foot deep in the wilderness.
Quetico Provincial Park Superintendent Trevor Gibb: Maintaining a Pristine Wilderness Experience
At 32 years old, Trevor Gibb is relatively young to hold the position of Park Superintendent for Quetico Provincial Park, yet he is no stranger to remote and wilderness areas….
Photo Round-Up: Fall Beauty In The Quetico-Superior Region
Get inspired by canoe country autumn splendor in these photos recently shared on social media sites. The leaves are blazing in canoe country, sunsets are spectacular, solitude is abundant. Here is a collection of photos from social media we’ve curated to celebrate this beautiful bonanza, and perhaps inspire one more canoe trip this fall:
New Superintendent Named at Quetico Provincial Park
Trevor Gibbs has taken over leadership at the park, saying he understands “Quetico is a special place.”
Sustainable Ely – Meet a Quetico Ranger – The Forest Service War on Weeds and More
The Summer Issue of Wilderness News is now online. Check out the Cover Story: Sustainable – Ely Envisioning a mining-free future for the Boundary Waters, Wilderness Voices featuring Quetico Ranger Janice Matichuk, Camp Manito-wish and Meet Board Member…
Janice Matichuk: Quetico Ranger and Ambassador to the Wilderness
When Janice Matichuk accepted the position of Interior Park Ranger for Quetico Provincial Park in 1985, her daughter was five months old. The Cache Bay Ranger Station where she was posted lay 1,000 miles away from the log home she and her husband were building in eastern Ontario.
In the Words of a Quetico Ranger
Janice Matichuk is about to begin her 29th year as an interior park ranger for Quetico Provinicial Park. Stationed at the Cache Bay Ranger Station on Saganaga Lake, she has…
2013 Poll Indicates Public Opposition to Sulfide Mining Exceeds Support
48% of Minnesotans polled oppose sulfide mining in northeast Minnesota while 39% favor it. Results of the January, 2013 poll, sponsored by Minnesota Environmental Partnership, were the first to demonstrate…
The Heart Of the Continent Partnership Meets February 8-9 in Duluth
The next quarterly meeting of the Heart Of the Continent Partnership will be held February 7-8, 2013 at the Clyde Iron Works in Duluth, MN. The Heart of the Continent…
Cell Tower Ruling Stands, Construction Could Begin This Week
The Minnesota Supreme Court announced last week that it will not review a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling allowing the construction of a 450-foot cell phone tower on Fall Lake, just outside of Ely, MN.
Comments Sought on Lutsen Water Project
The Minnesota DNR is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment worksheet for a project to bring water from Lake Superior to Lutsen Mountain and other customers.
Quetico Superintendent Leaving Park
Robin Reilly, the superintendent at Quetico Provincial Park since 2001, is leaving his position to become the superintendent of Sandbanks Provincial Park on Lake Ontario.
Quetico Named a Top World Destination
Quetico Provincial Park was named one of the world’s top-10 boating destinations by the travel guide publisher Lonely Planet.
Imagining a Changed Quetico
An increase in the severity of weather in the Quetico and Atitkokan region is likely to change the area’s forests, researchers say.
County Aims to Curb Public Land Growth
Northeastern Minnesota’s St. Louis County has commissioned a study to determine how best to keep private land in the county from becoming publicly owned.
Quetico Plan Comments Due Friday
The initial public comment period for proposed changes to the Quetico Provincial Park management plan will close on Friday. Park managers are considering designated campsites and defined travel routes in the park as well as commercial dog-sledding operations and the development of a long-distance hiking trail.