Commentary: A century of wilderness in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters

One hundred years ago, in September 1926, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture William Jardine provided the first wilderness designation for the area that would later be named the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest.
While a significant landmark in the region’s history, more remains to be done to fulfill the dream of a fully and permanently protected canoe country wilderness.

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