by Joe Friedrichs | Apr 26, 2026 | News
The issue of towboats in the BWCA Wilderness is back in court . P&P file photo from Willy Vosburgh Wilderness Watch Files Appeal on BWCA Towboat Ruling By Joe Friedrichs Environmental advocates want a federal appeals court to restrict the ability for people to use...
by Joe Friedrichs | Apr 24, 2026 | News
Sign at an outfitter in Ely. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Permit Cancellations and No-Shows Continue to Dominate BWCA Visitor Report By Joe Friedrichs For the fifth consecutive year, the number of people cancelling a permit to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness...
by Joe Friedrichs | Apr 23, 2026 | The Podcast
Splake and the Trout Hatchery Tour Near Lanesboro Many of the brook trout and splake that end up in lakes in and around the Boundary Waters come from fish hatcheries in southeastern Minnesota. Joe from the P&P Podcast recently toured the Peterson State Fish...
by Joe Friedrichs | Apr 23, 2026 | News
State Highway 1 is the road between Ely and the North Shore. The future of a facility owned by the Forest Service along the highway near Birch Lake is in question. P&P file photo by Erica Dischino Forest Service Says Proposed Ely Facility Closure Not ‘Final’ By...
by Joe Friedrichs | Apr 21, 2026 | Subscribers Only, The Magazine
Thick brush and route finding in May 2025 along a remote BWCA portage. Photo by Pam Wright News The Lost Portages of the Boundary Waters By Pam Wright Pushing through the thick brush, I’m looking for the portage. The sound of the nearby rapids drowns out everything...
