Remembering a legendary Minnesota hunting and fishing guide
Tim Lesmeister
May 27, 2022
Few people knew the secret spots and understood the nuances of thriving in boundary waters border country like Bill Slaughter.
BWCAW
Five favorite lakes in the BWCAW
Site Staff
April 27, 2021
It’s by no means a comprehensive ranking of BWCAW fishing lakes, and it is heavily skewed toward lakes accessed from the Gunflint Trail side, where 95% of my trips have originated.
Breaking BWCAW ice for opener lake trout
Spencer Shaver
May 14, 2019
The author learns that targeting ice-out lake trout sometimes requires navigating through North Country icebergs, but fresh lake trout fillets make it all worthwhile.
Authorities: Remains found in Boundary Waters wilderness are human
Associated Press
May 13, 2019
DULUTH, Minn. — Authorities in Minnesota say skeletal remains found in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are human. The remains were found in late April at a campsite belonging to a New Mexico man
Forest Service to relaunch balky BWCA permit system March 4
Associated Press
February 25, 2019
The system didn’t work when it first went live Jan. 30. The 1,200 to 1,300 people who managed to make reservations back then lost them when the system failed and will have to try again
Feds keep proposed Minnesota copper mine plan alive
Associated Press
December 27, 2017
ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Donald Trump’s administration has resurrected an effort to build a proposed copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area in northeastern Minnesota. In an opinion published Friday, a top
Blueberries the ultimate wild food experience while camping in BWCAW
Ron Hustvedt
July 31, 2017
After a day of paddling and portaging, blueberry season in a north country wilderness delivers a tasty treat for kids and adults alike.
Fight over copper mining in northern Minnesota moves to St. Paul, Iron Range
Associated Press
July 17, 2017
U.S. Forest Service opens a new set of public meetings on its proposal to bar minerals exploration and development on more than 234,000 acres near the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for up to
