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 ...

Heading into the boundary waters is undoubtedly daunting, especially if you haven't been. Inherent risks stalk any trip into the wild, especially when you venture beyond the reach of cellphones and ...

A Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness trip beckons in a few short weeks, so my thoughts lately are drawn to the place where water, sky and forest extend in my own personal eidetic image of ...

Joe Friedrichs of the Paddle & Portage website and podcast enjoys the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in all seasons. In the fall, he has a few “pro tips” for making the most of the BWCA. First, ...

The U.S. Forest Service announced that Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness quota permit reservations open at 9 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, for the May 1 to September 30 season. According to the ...

I was in my early 20s when my buddy and I launched our canoe into Seagull Lake off the Gunflint Trail — my first trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Though that adventure was 40 years ...

Joseph Dames joined the WCCO team during the winter of 2022. He is currently the weekday morning meteorologist. You can also catch him putting together weather, science, and other environmental ...

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) visitors are preparing for summer visits and planned trips now that the calendar has flipped to June. Some visitors are occasional anglers, utilizing ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Ben Strege helps get people into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. But after the news last week that trip fees there could substantially increase, the part-time wilderness guide ...