by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 17, 2026 | The Podcast
Paddling North: Inspired by Stories Sometimes, the hardest part of wilderness trips – be it a winter trip to the Boundary Waters or a canoe trip to Quetico – isn’t the actual trip itself that is the most taxing. What can be the most challenging is simply getting back...
by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 14, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Shug (right) and M Baxley at the 2025 Winter Camping Symposium. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Shug the Hammock Cancer Diagnosed with Rare Form of Cancer By Joe Friedrichs Our friend Shug found out this week he has a rare blood disease called chronic myeloid leukemia. Shug...
by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 12, 2026 | The Podcast
BWCA News Track: Politics and Mining in an Election Year The BWCA is making national headlines in early 2026, with a proposed mine near the edge of the wilderness being the primary news item drawing attention to the region. A vote to reverse a mining ban on Superior...
by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 8, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Photo from inside Sigurd Olson’s house in Ely, now the headquarters for the Listening Point Foundation. Photo by Joe Friedrichs A Visit to Sigurd Olson’s Listening Point as Senate Nears Vote to Reverse Mining Ban By Joe Friedrichs A bill that was...
by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 7, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Joe Friedrichs (left) talks with Minnesota District 3A Candidate Aaron Kania during the Ely Winter Festival. P&P photo Talking Boundary Waters Politics with Candidate for Minnesota Legislature By Joe Friedrichs Fresh off his retirement from the U.S. Forest...
