The Centennial Trail in Minnesota's Superior National Forest is a beautiful wilderness hike. It also highlights some ...

For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Forest Service is exploring raising overnight permit fees for the Boundary Waters ...

BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, Minn. (AP) ... Try hiking that carrying a pack bulging with food for eight people for a long weekend. I'd rather carry the canoe, ...

DULUTH — The number of people paddling, hiking and camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness last year dropped to pre-pandemic levels — and that's a good thing, Superior National ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is within the bounds of the forest, and a permit is required for overnight paddles. Year-round recreational opportunities include hiking, camping and fishing, to ...

DULUTH — A reduction in available permits for paddlers entering the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness helped reduce the overall number of visitors in 2022, according to data recently ...

The Biden administration has banned mining and geothermal exploration in more than 225,000 acres of forest in Minnesota’s Rainy River watershed, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Boundary Waters at Risk ... 12 hiking trails, and more than 2,000 designated campsites, attracting about 155,000 visitors annually—more than any other U.S. wilderness. 9 ...