All Boundary Waters entry points closed through Friday due to wildfires

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will close on Tuesday as wildfires burn amid an active heat wave in northern ...

Walz calls in National Guard as dry conditions and wildfires continue in northern Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz has declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the Minnesota National Guard to help fight ongoing wildfires in northern Minnesota. The Superior National Forest on the Canada–United ...

Going big on Sig: Ely mural will honor canoe country titan

Welcome to Out Here, a recurring feature that looks ahead to the coming week of outdoor activities in Minnesota. An Ely artist is seeking volunteers to paint a mural of one of Minnesota’s outdoors ...
Duluth News Tribune

Local View: Protecting Minnesota canoe country is good for business

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — America’s most popular wilderness area, with more than 165,000 visitors each year — is accessible to people of all backgrounds from around the country and ...