by Joe Friedrichs | Oct 20, 2026 | News, The Magazine
DNR fisheries staff with a coaster brook trout near Grand Marais. Photo courtesy of MN DNR DNR Seeks to Close Grand Marais Harbor to Fall Fishing to Protect Coaster Brook Trout By Joe Friedrichs GRAND MARAIS – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is...
by Joe Friedrichs | Oct 18, 2026 | The Podcast
Pack & Paddle Trip to Isle Royale A group of women paddlers ventured to Isle Royale on Lake Superior this fall for a multi-day packrafting and backpacking trip. The group brought Alpacka packrafts, mixing backpacking with paddling on inland lakes and Lake...
by Joe Friedrichs | Oct 14, 2026 | News, The Magazine
The Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Local Governments Keep Asking: How Much is the BWCA Wilderness Worth? By Joe Friedrichs Local governments near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have asked this question before, and they’re...
by Joe Friedrichs | Oct 12, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Towboat evacuation July 14 in the BWCA Wilderness. Photo courtesy of Vosburgh’s Custom Cabins Wildfire Evacuation Stands Out in Otherwise Quiet Year for BWCA Search & Rescue Operations By Joe Friedrichs BOUNDARY WATERS – A stretch of three days in July...
by Joe Friedrichs | Oct 8, 2026 | The Podcast
The Return of the Canoes: A Family’s Quetico Evacuation Story During the peak of the 2026 wildfires in the BWCA and Quetico this summer, the Paddle & Portage team shared the story of the Nelson family. The Nelson family have been paddling in Quetico for...
