Like the fishing opener or a major marathon signup date, the last Wednesday of January has a celebratory feel for some ...

The House of Representatives voted "yes" on a resolution to repeal existing protections in a watershed neighboring the ...

CRANE LAKE, Minn. — A Colorado man is dead after the canoe he was in capsized during a storm in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Monday. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says 73-year-old ...

"If you contaminate the headwaters, you don’t kill just one lake; you poison the entire bloodstream of Minnesota’s last ...

On January 21, 2026, The U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn federal protections that prevent copper-nickel sulfide mining upstream of the BWCAW, following a joint resolution filed by ...

It’s time to start making plans for the 2026 summer camping season. The Quota Permit Reservations Center for the Boundary ...

From her outfitting business on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), Clare Shirley can't help but think the U.S. Forest Service went too far in reducing permit availability for the ...

TWO HARBORS, Minn. — There's a time-honored saying that maintains there's a first time for everything, and a recent incident that unfolded in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) suggests ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A television campaign ad featuring Minnesota 3rd District Congressman Erik Paulsen highlights his work to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The ad also serves to put ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Managers of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness say they will extend stricter food storage requirements ...