COOK COUNTY, Minn. — The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office has identified the canoeist found dead in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) as Robert Sydney James, 62, of St. Louis Park. According to a ...

The crew says specialized equipment and training completed last fall enabled them to pull off the nighttime rescue.

ELY, Minn. — A pair of leases to mine copper and nickel near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) have been canceled by the Biden administration, leaving Twin Metals out in the ...

A late-night wilderness adventure turned into a dramatic helicopter rescue in the Boundary Waters after two canoers became ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DULUTH – The reopening of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness means a paddling trip Up North this weekend is back on for ...

A grant for educational BWCA programming was removed from state funding. Those in support of the program claim this was ...

The Horse River Fire, which was ignited by lightning on May 22, is in an extremely remote area and has consumed about 25 ...

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 ...

Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. Our continuing call to stop a copper mine from opening on ...

An outfitter from Ely, Minn., a young cancer survivor and a bipartisan group of U.S. House members led by Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., made eloquent arguments Wednesday in favor of a bill that would ...