Winter camping is popular in the BWCA Wilderness. A bill proposed in the U.S. Senate could alter the landscape and vibe of the wilderness during all seasons. Photo courtesy of D. Disch, U.S. Forest Service on Superior National ForestELY – Alex...
Eric Glasson on his 2025 deer hunt in the BWCA Wilderness. Submitted photoNewsI’ve never been one to do things the easy way. One of my wife’s earliest memories of us as a newlywed couple comes from our trip together to the Boundary Waters Canoe...
The last building Wendell Beckwith constructed and occupied is considered an architectural and ecological masterpiece, the Snail. Here, Bear and Dash stand outside the structure in Wabakimi. Photo by Claire PorterNewsSlap. Slap. Slap. In the center...
The northern lights above the Gunflint Trail and Boundary Waters area on Nov. 12. All photos in this article by Kris KieperEditor’s Note: Kris Kieper is a fiber artist with a passion for wilderness and sharing nature scenes using needle felting....
Northern Tier: Bissett is a history of Boy Scout's wilderness canoeing program in eastern Manitoba and beyond. Submitted imageEditor’s Note: “Northern Tier: Bissett” is a history of Boy Scout's wilderness canoeing program in eastern Manitoba and...
The first skim ice of the oncoming winter is arriving to the Boundary Waters. Photo by Chad Kieper As ice forms, the canoe season in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ends. Until the ice is solid, winter travel by ski, snowshoe, and dog...
Rod Johnson, the founder of Midwest Mountaineering, is seen here kneeling with ice axe. Cheryl Walsh Belville photo that was the cover of the store’s 1982 fall catalog. Photo submitted by Rudi HargesheimerMINNEAPOLIS – Ask Rod Johnson, he’s been...
Search and recovery expert Michael Neiger in Grand Marais. Photo by Joe FriedrichsGUNFLINT TRAIL – The search continues. And there’s someone new to the scene to help out. Search and recovery expert Michael Neiger arrived in Grand Marais Thursday,...
The BWCA Wilderness shares the border with Canada. P&P file photoELY – Adventurers Dave and Amy Freeman were wrapping up their Year in the Wilderness when Lukas Leaf presented what at the time seemed a most peculiar question. “Do you think...
Peta Barrett is planning to retire at the end of the year. Photo by Joe FriedrichsELY – The food is always gourmet. “We’d eat pizza out there on trail,” said Cheryl Sill, a longtime friend of Peta Barrett’s, the owner of Women’s Wilderness...
A flyer posted at a small parking area about 12 miles up the Gunflint Trail shares information about Wayne Storch, a Wisconsin man who remains missing in the area. Photo by Joe FriedrichsGUNFLINT TRAIL – The situation involving a Wisconsin man who...
Bill Rom reviews Quetico-Superior maps in Ely. Photo by Joe FriedrichsNewsELY – We met at a golf course. Bill Rom, 80, who grew up in this town on the edge of what is now the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, chose the location. The public...
