We are nearly a month in since permits were made available for camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Although what’s the outlook this spring for people wanting to explore the BWCA? The U.S.

The Hogback Lake recreation area in Minnesota's Superior National Forest has a rustic campground with three sites, a 5-mile trail system and five backcountry campsites. (Courtesy of the U.S. Forest ...

The surge to book a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permit was intense again this year, even briefly bogging down the government’s reservation system after bookings went live Jan. 29.

Crescent Lake is inside the Superior National Forest, but outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It offers a boat landing, camping sites and access to other lakes via canoe portages. No ...

As the Fourth of July draws near, many people will be searching for things to do with their time off. Pete Marshall, communications director for ‘Friends of the Boundary Waters,’ explains how to stay ...

Russell Wicklund, right, from Forest Lake, Minn., leads a crew of female Scouts from the state of Virginia as they leave from the Northern Tier Adventure Camp near Ely into the Boundary Waters Canoe ...

Want to make a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness but you don’t have a crew? The Boundary Waters Advisory Committee invites volunteers to join their crews on multiday trail-clearing ...

At least two people camped on Loon Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness were badly hurt early Tuesday when a tree fell on their campsite as storms battered northern Minnesota and North ...

The Department of Interior announced yesterday that it has withdrawn approximately 225,504 acres of public lands in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest from federal mine leasing programs. This move ...

Some Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness paddlers will have to change where they pick up permits for their trips this summer. Two U.S. Forest Service ranger district stations — the Kawishiwi office ...

Fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) was lights out. I mean amazing. Our crew of six men enjoyed all you can eat fresh caught walleye cooked in a skillet over a wood fire five ...