Campsites closed after BWCA wildfire MINNEAPOLIS -- With just a few weeks before the spring camping season opens in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the U.S. Forest Service expects as many as 76 ...

On the first night of a winter camping trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Allison McVay-Steer lay awake inside her sleeping bag, shivering. Frigid air streamed in through the small ...

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 ...

DULUTH — It's time to make plans for a summer trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, with permits for this summer going up for sale at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The number of permits available for ...

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.

A trip to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has come and gone, offering an annual opportunity to try new gear that adds to the wilderness experience. The gear you bring in has to keep ...

Due to drying conditions across Northern Minnesota and worsening wildfire danger, the Superior National Forest is issuing an Emergency Forest Order restricting the use of fire or campfires within the ...

DULUTH — U.S. Forest Service officials on Monday, May 4 said they will reopen the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for day trips starting Tuesday but will continue to ban overnight trips and ...

The body of a Duluth man was found by canoeists Friday in a lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said. The victim was identified as Mark Ham, 62, who family ...

DULUTH — Superior National Forest officials are trying to clarify regulations for dogs within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after releasing official Forest Service regulations earlier this ...

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 ...

Twenty more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday, for a total of 683. The people whose deaths were announced Friday were residents of Hennepin County (8), ...