by Joe Friedrichs | Aug 9, 2026 | The Magazine
Ryan Rodgers at an old cabin near Spaulding Lake in the BWCA. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Discovering an Old Cabin and Silver Mine in the BWCA By Ryan Rodgers GUNFLINT TRAIL – I had bushwhacked halfway down the lake without finding one bit of the rusting machinery or...
by Joe Friedrichs | Aug 7, 2026 | The Magazine
Lloyd Speck navigates Greenwood Lake. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Fishing For Trout with a Cook County Legend: Stories From Greenwood By Joe Friedrichs GREENWOOD LAKE – Lloyd Speck once had to club an attacking beaver with a canoe paddle to prevent it from biting his leg....
by Joe Friedrichs | Aug 5, 2026 | The Magazine
Roberta Laidlaw in the BWCA. Submitted photo After the Closure: A Return to the Boundary Waters By Roberta Laidlaw SAWBILL LAKE – As we pushed off from the Sawbill dock, I felt a rush of joy. Today would be our first Boundary Waters canoe trip in 2026. Due to the fire...
by Joe Friedrichs | Aug 4, 2026 | The Magazine
Brandon Farr at the Tofte Ranger Station just before a canoe trip near the BWCA. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Sharing BWCA Travel Notes (and walleye) with YouTuber Brandon Farr By Joe Friedrichs During one of his canoe and fishing trips in the BWCA this summer, YouTuber...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 30, 2026 | The Magazine
Chad Kieper is a resident of the Gunflint Trail. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Gunflint Trail Resident Builds Towboat to Get Deeper Into the BWCA for Fishing By Joe Friedrichs Chad Kieper is a resident of the Gunflint Trail and someone who frequently fishes in the Boundary...
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...
