Photo from inside Sigurd Olson's house in Ely, now the headquarters for the Listening Point Foundation. Photo by Joe FriedrichsA bill that was introduced by a Minnesota Congressman to overturn a 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters is...
Joe Friedrichs (left) talks with Minnesota District 3A Candidate Aaron Kania during the Ely Winter Festival. P&P photoFresh off his retirement from the U.S. Forest Service, Aaron Kania announced in January 2026 his candidacy for the Minnesota...
Ice hole on the Duncan narrows. Photo by George PastorinoDUNCAN LAKE – George Pastorino knew the sound. The ice was giving way underneath him and soon at least part of his body would be in the water. A casual snowshoe trek Wednesday, Feb. 4 in the...
Outfitters are a key source for BWCA permit information. Photo by Joe FriedrichsA member of Congress from New Mexico said late last month in the nation’s capital that she wasn’t able to take a family vacation to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area...
The RABC Program ends Sept. 14, 2026. P&P file photoBOUNDARY WATERS – Officials from the Canadian government are seeking input from various stakeholders on where telephone reporting sites should be located once the Remote Area Border Crossing...
Tom Hall (right) with Cathy Quinn at a Forest Service event in Ely. Photo by Joe FriedrichsTom Hall is the forest supervisor on Superior National Forest. He arrived to the Boundary Waters region in 2022. In his first public interview with any media...
Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian. Photo courtesy of the U.S. SenateWASHINGTON DC – She’s not a household name. And the fate of a mining ban currently in place on 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest may rest in her hands....
Aaron Kania recently retired as the U.S. Forest Service District Ranger in Ely, where he served for five years. He’ll be running on the DFL ticket for the 3A seat. Submitted photoELY – Fresh off his retirement from the U.S. Forest Service, Aaron...
Rep. Pete Stauber filed a joint resolution in the House of Representatives Jan. 12 that aims to repeal the Biden-era mineral withdrawal, which placed a 20-year moratorium on mining in a watershed neighboring the Boundary Waters Canoe Area...
The BWCA food storage order is in effect from April 1 to Nov. 30 through 2031. Photo by Joe FriedrichsBOUNDARY WATERS – A food storage order is being extended for another five years in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, plus, a new annual...
Cook County resident Barbara Jean Meyers with a stringer of BWCA walleye. Photo by Joe FriedrichsAnglers who fish for walleye in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and other places in Minnesota will likely be able to keep two fewer walleye...
Core samples taken by Twin Metals near Birch Lake. Submitted photoConsider it a loophole. Or a technicality. Whatever the case, a legal mishap is likely to lead to the rescinding of a 20-year mining ban on a large section of Superior National...
