Kathleen Floberg is the new executive director of the Ely-based Listening Point Foundation. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Kathleen Floberg is the new executive director of the Ely-based Listening Point Foundation. The nonprofit organization is dedicated...
The Barefoot Paddler in Ely on July 3. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Mark Zimmer is the Barefoot Paddler of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He spoke with Joe from the Paddle & Portage Podcast July 3 in the heart of Ely, the canoe capital...
Sign at an outfitter in Ely. Photo by Joe Friedrichs BOUNDARY WATERS – It’s a start. That’s been the general sentiment from outfitters and some members of the public regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to increase the cost of cancelling a...
The Cache Bay Ranger Station is a southern entrance to Quetico. The results have been positive for a new telephone reporting system set up by the Canada Border Services Agency for people looking to enter Quetico from the park’s southern entrances....
Bryan Hansel is a photographer who lives near Grand Marais. Photo by Joe Friedrichs Bryan Hansel is a photographer who lives near Grand Marais. Hansel has long sought clarity on rules and regulations regarding filming, photography, and other media...
Dash at a Trout Lake campsite in the BWCA Wilderness. Photo by Bear PaulsenThe MagazineA slim ray of sunlight crept through the curtains of our Virginia motel room. I read while waiting for Dashwa, my almost five-year-old son, to wake. He dressed...
Sheila Johnston, “The Loon Lady" of Minnesota, at the June 13 event on East Bearskin Lake. Photo by Joe Friedrichs GUNFLINT TRAIL – The state bird of Minnesota was the centerpiece of an event June 13 held along this scenic byway that weaves between...
A cow moose prepares to charge a pack of wolves after they attacked her calf. Photo by Joe FriedrichsJoe Friedrichs from the Paddle & Portage Podcast was fishing this week on a lake that hugs the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area...
Paddler Nick Hasslen of Minneapolis embarks on a canoe trip as Gunnar, an 11-year-old golden retriever lab mix, hangs out by the shore of Poplar Lake at Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters along the Gunflint Trail. All photos by Erica Dischino EDITOR’S...
Laura Powell at Chik-Wauk. Photo by Joe FriedrichsLaura Powell shares her story of growing up on the Canadian side of Saganaga Lake. Commonly known as "Sag," it is one of the largest lakes inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Laura is...
Dave Van Kley (left) and Joe Friedrichs with BWCA lake trout, May 2026. Photo by Chad KieperHudson Ledeen is a conservation officer for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources based in Cook County. Part of his coverage area is located in the...
Dean DeBeltz, Twin Metals VP of external affairs and project operations, with core samples in a Twin Metals core storage facility. Submitted photoKhadija Omar Said is a Kenyan and a doctoral researcher at Penn State. Through her research, she is...
