GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — As I paddled with all my strength into the wind and the waves, I asked myself just what it was I had gotten myself into. It was an experience of firsts; my first time in a solo ...

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.

This Sept. 16, 2017 photo shows a visitor to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness getting ready to put the 16.5-foot canoe back in the water after carrying it overhead across a portage to ...

"Is the Boundary Waters as fun as sugar?" asked Annie. "Better!" I answered with false brightness. Our family unit had just loaded into the Suburban with seven backpacks (Annie was only required to ...

In the mind's eye, the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness conjures still beauty. Yet, the thought of securing a permit for its most-visited season when reservations go live at the end ...

About 150,000 people venture yearly into Minnesota's famed Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of the most visited wilderness areas in the nation. But a small number (around 3,400, or just more ...