Blueberries, pastel water and long talks at dusk. Mosquitoes the size of quarters, soaking sleeping bags and dirty underwear. Wilderness trips: I can't think of a better way to spend a Minnesota ...

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In the mind's eye, the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness conjures still beauty. Yet, the thought of securing a permit for its most-visited season when reservations go live at the end ...

ELY - A convergence of Boy Scouts buzzed around the landing at Prairie Portage east of Ely, where Sucker Lake pours its clear waters into Basswood Lake at the Canadian border. A July afternoon, 2014.

Carrying a heavy duffel bag on my back filled with campsite and cooking essentials down a steep and rock-strewn trail to complete our portage, I reached the lakeside terminus in time to walk into a ...

Iowans have been awakened to the threats facing our most treasured wilderness destination, and we are speaking out. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northeast Minnesota is a ...

ELY, Minn. — The big bull moose was on the portage trail, mere feet from where Miles Larson and three buddies were walking while portaging their canoes on a trip that took them through portions of ...

A group of church ladies with no wilderness experience gave the BWCAW a try in 1986, and the wilderness holds them to this day, Sue Kempe portages an aluminum canoe on a Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

After spending months planning a hunt, coordinating logistics and gathering gear, hunters are almost ready to go. But wait, not yet! Another step that hunters should take is to consider filing a ...