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Canoecopia Inspires Trip: Paddling for Connection to the Past

Mar 10, 2026

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The author of this story and his mother, Cheryl. This was the last time the two were able to spend together outdoors. Photo courtesy of the Janis familyThe MagazineIt was a Canoecopia presentation by Rob Kesselring that introduced me to Jack...

The Disagreement That Led to a BWCA Fishing Trip

Mar 9, 2026

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Harmony found on a trip to the Boundary Waters. Photo by Fish Brain Shane“Let’s take a step back here. Let’s talk in person. Let’s not read into what somebody says. And if we’re willing to say something online, let’s be willing to back it up in a...

A Paddler’s Symphony - Full Concert & Debut Performance

Mar 6, 2026

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Photo by Joe FriedrichsSarah Kremer is a music teacher and musician who lives in Minnesota. She’s also a paddler. Her first trip was a 30-day epic to Woodland Caribou. She was a teenager on that first trip. The next summer, she paddled to Hudson...

The Slush Monster - Gunflint Trail Ice Update

Mar 3, 2026

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Joe Friedrichs deals with slush on a lake up the Gunflint Trail. P&P photoThe slush monster. The fear it brings creeps up the spine of ice anglers like the first waves of nausea after eating raw meat cooked over a BWCA campfire. There are...

Winter Camping in the Boundary Waters After Epic Snowstorm

Feb 25, 2026

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A group of friends continued their trip to the BWCA despite a memorable snowstorm in February. Submitted photoFour Minnesota residents traveled to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness following a memorable snowstorm in mid-February 2026. The...

Seven Traits of Successful Arctic Paddlers

Feb 21, 2026

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Brian Johnston and Gerry Reichsiedler on the Lorillard River. Photo by Jim GallagherNewsA paddler new to the Arctic might survive their first trip by luck alone, but not dying is a very low standard to measure success. Completing many rivers over...

Shug the Hammock Camper Diagnosed with Rare Form of Cancer

Feb 14, 2026

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Shug (right) and M Baxley at the 2025 Winter Camping Symposium. Photo by Joe FriedrichsOur friend Shug found out this week he has a rare blood disease called chronic myeloid leukemia. Shug introduced the joys of hammock camping to people all over...

A Visit to Sigurd Olson's Listening Point as Senate Nears Vote to Reverse Mining Ban

Feb 8, 2026

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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...

Talking Boundary Waters Politics with Candidate for Minnesota Legislature

Feb 7, 2026

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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...

Chicago Man Recounts Experience Breaking Through Ice Near BWCA’s Stairway Portage

Feb 5, 2026

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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...

Canceled BWCA Permits Likely to Follow in Wake of Go Live Day

Feb 3, 2026

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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...

Iowa Resident One of Many Volunteers Who Make Beargrease Sled Dog Race Possible

Jan 26, 2026

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Darrell Knecht at the Two Island crossing during the 2026 Beargrease sled dog race. Photo by Joe FriedrichsTWO ISLAND LAKE – Darrell Knecht went fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness last summer. “We didn’t do too well,” he said....

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Canoecopia Inspires Trip: Paddling for Connection to the Past

The Disagreement That Led to a BWCA Fishing Trip

A Paddler’s Symphony - Full Concert & Debut Performance

The Slush Monster - Gunflint Trail Ice Update

Winter Camping in the Boundary Waters After Epic Snowstorm

Seven Traits of Successful Arctic Paddlers

Shug the Hammock Camper Diagnosed with Rare Form of Cancer

A Visit to Sigurd Olson's Listening Point as Senate Nears Vote to Reverse Mining Ban

Talking Boundary Waters Politics with Candidate for Minnesota Legislature

Chicago Man Recounts Experience Breaking Through Ice Near BWCA’s Stairway Portage

Canceled BWCA Permits Likely to Follow in Wake of Go Live Day

Iowa Resident One of Many Volunteers Who Make Beargrease Sled Dog Race Possible

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