Paddling at sunset in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. (Photo by Hansi Johnson) Budget Bill Would Force Permits for Banned Copper Mine Next to Boundary Waters.

Maria, a nurse at Children's Minnesota, had once worked at Camp Menogyn, a YMCA camp with weekslong trips into the Boundary Waters. (It's a camp that Amelie has attended since 2018, except for ...

Program opens up the Boundary Waters’ wonders to kids for free 01:55. MINNEAPOLIS-- Twin Cities kids are getting the opportunity of a lifetime: camping in the Boundary Waters.. Before making ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Multiple lawmakers from Minnesota have introduced legislation concerning mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year. State Representatives Pete Stauber, R ...

On average, 150,000 to 160,000 people visit the Boundary Waters each year. This year’s bookings begin on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 9 a.m.

The Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters is hosting a rally on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Minnesota Capitol to encourage the passage of the Boundary Waters Permanent Protection bill (HF 329).

A provision that would have issued perpetual mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been struck from the House budget bill. It’s the latest victory in a monumental effort by ...

Owners of a resort near Ely, Minn., said they’ve ended plans for 49 new cabins on an entry lake to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after the state sued them and the Lake County ...

Biden protects vast wilderness area in Minnesota from mining. The move comes as the administration faces a string of tough decisions on federal conservation for spots in Alaska and Nevada ...

Sports; Outdoors; As Boundary Waters reservations for 2025 get snapped up, changes to system are considered Feb. 12, 2025 Updated Wed., Feb. 12, 2025 at 5:29 p.m. Boaters steer their canoes ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and a big effort to protect it, took center stage at the State Capitol on Thursday afternoon. Supporters of the Boundary Waters are concerned ...