U.S. Forest Service officials have informed Boundary Waters permit holders and cooperating businesses that they won’t be ...

The historic route from Minnesota to the Hudson Bay has long captured the attention of canoeists. In summer 2025, four ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture issues clarification after emergency order seeking to expand logging in national forests.

The affected area includes parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where it’s possible to paddle canoes into ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is America's most-visited federally designated ... extending nearly 200 miles along the U.S.–Canada border. Along with Voyageurs National Park and Quetico ...

This legislation builds on years of advocacy by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, also a Minnesota Democrat, who has championed the ...

WASHINGTON — A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. President ...

A loon flaps its wings on Eddy Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...