Remembering a legendary Minnesota hunting and fishing guide
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
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
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
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 who planned to spend the winter in the woods. Jordan Grider of Moriarty, New Mexico, an experienced outdoorsman, gave his
Forest Service to relaunch balky BWCA permit system March 4
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 with everyone else.
Feds keep proposed Minnesota copper mine plan alive
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 attorney at the U.S. Interior Department concluded that the Bureau of Land Management erred last December when it determined that
Blueberries the ultimate wild food experience while camping in BWCAW
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
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 20 years.
