The Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Local governments near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have asked this question before, and they’re still wondering: How much money is the BWCA worth? The root of the...
Towboat evacuation July 14 in the BWCA Wilderness. Photo courtesy of Vosburgh's Custom Cabins BOUNDARY WATERS – A stretch of three days in July where thousands of paddlers were evacuated from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was the peak...
Erin Walker (left) talks with Kaylan Dix for an episode of the new podcast series. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Paddle & Portage media, with the support of Bending Branches, released a new podcast series focused on women paddlers across North...
Jordan Grider in Kentucky, months before he died in the BWCA. Photo courtesy of the Grider family ECHO TRAIL – A new report from a national forensic expert sheds light on how a hammock camper potentially died in 2018 in the Boundary Waters Canoe...
Journalists from the World Press Institute gather at Rockwood Lodge & Canoe Outfitters on the Gunflint Trail. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Journalists in the United States on a fellowship with the World Press Institute made a trip up the Gunflint...
BWCA brook trout. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Cooler weather and high winds across the Boundary Waters will stir lake trout into fall spawning patterns. Such behavior will trigger anglers to target lake trout during the final two weeks of the season...
The Sioux River North Entry Point in September 2026. Photo by Joe Friedrichs The fires that shut down the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this summer made national news. Paddle & Portage media was invited Sept. 9, along with other members...
A flyer posted at the George Washington Pines parking area near the Gunflint Trail shares information about Wayne Storch, a Wisconsin man who remains missing in the area. Photo by Joe Friedrichs from September 2026 It’s been more than a year since...
Some of the many reporter notes and documents obtained by Rhonda Silence during her career in journalism. Photo by Joe Friedrichs GRAND MARAIS – When Benny Silence handed me the box of his mother’s writing he had tears in his eyes. The box, full...
Erin Walker scans the river as a grizzly moves in. Photo courtesy of Lost Lakes YouTube channel Erin Walker is a frequent contributor to Paddle and Portage media. She also appears regularly on the Lost Lakes YouTube channel. In this update from...
DNR fisheries biologists in the BWCA in August 2026. Submitted image Aaron Sundmark and Derek Bahr are fisheries biologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The researchers are involved with the DNR’s Lake Biological Monitoring...
Paddling Lake Superior waters at Isle Royale. P&P photo Two canoe trips that took place at Isle Royale in late August 2026 are the culmination of years of paddling adventures. Joe from the Paddle & Portage Podcast and Omaha Erik Dickes...
