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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Tom Hall (right) with Cathy Quinn at a Forest Service event in Ely. Photo by Joe FriedrichsTom Hall is the forest supervisor on Superior National Forest. He arrived to the Boundary Waters region in 2022. In his first public interview with any media...
Paddlers navigating the BWCA. Photo by John GebretatoseIn May 2023, a group of nine adventurers set out on a journey deep into the heart of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Our trip was about delving into a profound journey of...
Janice Matichuk at Cache Bay in 2018. Photo by M BaxleyGUNFLINT TRAIL – I was ice fishing in mid-December with a couple of friends when the topic of Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) permits entered our conversation. The news about the program was...
Emily Morrison settles in for another winter camping adventure. Submitted photoNewsEditor’s Note: Emily Morrison is a 30-year-old from Ontario, Canada. An avid camper, paddler, and winter camper, she spends much of her free time exploring the...
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...
