by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 28, 2026 | News
The border lakes of the Boundary Waters. P&P photo Scope Narrows For Telephone Reporting Sites Across the Boundary Waters Region By Joe Friedrichs BOUNDARY WATERS – The end of the Remote Area Border Crossing Program and permits that allow people to cross many of...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 26, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Photo courtesy of Bailey Shinn Forest Service Returns Camping Gear to BWCA Paddlers Who Narrowly Escaped Wildfires By Joe Friedrichs A Texas family was camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness earlier this month when a wildfire took off not far from where...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 24, 2026 | The Magazine
Hansi Johnson in Duluth. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Duluth Resident Talks BWCA Wildfires and Fly Fishing in the Boundary Waters By Joe Friedrichs Hansi Johnson is a Duluth resident who frequents the BWCA and Quetico. Joe from the Paddle & Portage Podcast talks with...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 23, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Teresa Floberg at a property managed to reduce wildfire risk near Ely. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Firefighters Talk of ‘Protecting Structures’ Near BWCA, She Helps In Advance By Joe Friedrichs Protective measures done in advance, that’s the key, she says. “We...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 21, 2026 | The Podcast
Scouts Evacuate the Wilderness During Wildfires Paddlers from Northern Tier High Adventure, a Scout organization with strong ties to the Ely area, were among those evacuated from the Boundary Waters in July 2026. In this episode, we hear their firsthand accounts of...
