But for environmental groups, the plan is a boldfaced attack on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, with one part of the route only 400 feet away from the federal parkland's border.

Minnesota DNR report: Snowmobile trails in poor condition; Boundary Waters trout opener busy Department of Natural Resources report for the week of Jan. 4, 2021.

The per-person fee for overnight visitors during peak season, which runs from May through September, could rise by more than 50%.

Because of an editing error, the cover article on Feb. 21 about snowshoeing in northern Minnesota misidentified the location of the closest commercial airport to Ely, Minn., and the Boundary Waters.

For some residents of Cook County, the 2-mile snowmobile route proposed by the U.S. Forest Service is a no-brainer -- a safe, direct link for cabin owners on McFarland Lake to the fish-rich waters ...

The Boundary Waters is the largest wilderness area east of the Rocky Mountains. It spans more than 1 million acres along the U.S.-Canada border and is filled with forests, glacial lakes and streams.

Knife Lake also is where wilderness woman Dorothy Molter lived until her death in 1987. Long ago, Ely men traveled by snowmobile in winter to help Dorothy cut and put up the ice she needed to keep ...

While heavy snow events are becoming more frequent, snow is melting faster than ever with more winter thaw dates between 2010 and 2020 than ever recorded previously.

Local groups push back against mining near Boundary Waters 04:16. ELY, Minn. — The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is currently protected from mining on federal land for the next 20 years ...

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 ...