by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 19, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Tom Hall, the forest supervisor for Superior National Forest, talks during a town hall in Ely July 19. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Fires Stir Variety of Emotions as BWCA Closure Continues By Joe Friedrichs ELY – The Blueberry Festival is off. People are displaced from...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 17, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Laura and Matt (right) Nelson embrace after reaching the end of the Gunflint Trail following an evacuation from Quetico. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Airplane Evacuation Helps Family Escape Wildfires in Quetico By Joe Friedrichs The Nelson family have been paddling in...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 16, 2026 | News, The Magazine
Evacuation of the BWCA, July 2026. Photo by Pam Wright Boundary Waters Closure – The Process By Joe Friedrichs Smoky skies, closures, evacuations, and displacement of people have dominated conversations across the Boundary Waters region during recent days. The...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 8, 2026 | The Magazine
Ely artist Nancy Scheibe is leading the creation of the new Sig Olson mural. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Mural at Gateway to the BWCA Will Honor the Legacy of Sigurd Olson in Ely By Joe Friedrichs Sigurd Olson was at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1954 when he noticed...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 6, 2026 | The Magazine
Kathleen Floberg is the new executive director of the Ely-based Listening Point Foundation. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Listening Point Foundation: New Director Aims to Honor Sig Olson’s Legacy By Joe Friedrichs Kathleen Floberg is the new executive director of the...
by Joe Friedrichs | Jul 4, 2026 | The Magazine
The Barefoot Paddler in Ely on July 3. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Barefoot Paddler Midseason BWCA Update By Joe Friedrichs Mark Zimmer is the Barefoot Paddler of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He spoke with Joe from the Paddle & Portage Podcast July 3 in...
