Winter in the Boundary Waters isn’t exactly peak season, but it’s still popular for skiing, snowshoeing, and ice fishing. Summer paddlers make the BWCA the nation’s most visited wilderness, with the ...

Dispatch No. 6 from Dave and Amy Freemans' #WildernessYear in the Boundary Waters, sharing lessons from safely canoe-tripping through frozen lakes, venturing out on marginal ice with a loaded canoe.

A deer photo apt for Valentine’s Day, more on Chicago’s urban and suburban turkeys, the shortening of ice fishing in Wisconsin and a note on protecting the Boundary Waters are among the notes ...

2 / 4: Ken Hupila augers a hole in a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Lake before a day of brook trout fishing. The ice is a couple of feet thick this time of year. (Sam Cook / scook ...

As the ice fishing season winds down, the Wisconsin DNR is reminding anglers of the following deadlines to remove their permanent ice shanties. ... Iowa boundary waters on or before Feb. 20; ...

DULUTH – For a few glorious days this month, ice skaters Up North could see to the bottoms of lakes near the Boundary Waters while gliding on their glassy surfaces. Some lifelong Cook County ...

Ice-out in the Boundary Waters. Dave and Amy Freeman return to their 19-foot Wenonah Itasca canoe to attempt an amphibious ice-to-lake transit while still dealing with wild weather.