by Joe Friedrichs | Jan 15, 2026 | News
The BWCA food storage order is in effect from April 1 to Nov. 30 through 2031. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Forest Service Extends Food Storage Order in BWCA Wilderness Until 2031 By Joe Friedrichs BOUNDARY WATERS – A food storage order is being extended for another five...
by Joe Friedrichs | Nov 22, 2025 | News
Superior National Forest headquarters in Duluth. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Forest Service Eyes December to Issue Updated BWCA Food Storage Order By Joe Friedrichs BOUNDARY WATERS – A food storage order enacted in spring 2024 will expire in the coming months unless the...
by Joe Friedrichs | Feb 27, 2025 | News
Winter campers need to hang food or store it in a certified bear-resistant container starting March 1. Photo by Bear Paulsen BWCA Winter Campers Must Follow New Food Storage Order Starting March 1 By Joe Friedrichs ARROWHEAD TRAIL – If you arrive to Little John Lake...
by Joe Friedrichs | Oct 15, 2024 | News
An example of food storage requirements in the BWCA Wilderness. Photo from August 2024 by Joe Friedrichs Bear Encounters Up Across Minnesota, Down in BWCA Wilderness By Joe Friedrichs Black bear complaints were more abundant than any time in the past decade across...
by Joe Friedrichs | Aug 1, 2024 | News, Subscribers Only
Katie Slanga is a business owner and photographer who lives near the Gunflint Trail. Submitted image News Gunflint Trail Photographer Shares Stories of Her Finest Days in the Woods By Paddle and Portage staff Katie (Mumm) Slanga is an outdoor photographer who lives...
