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The Boundary Waters Blog

May 6, 2019 | Recreation

Trail Clearing Expeditions into the Boundary Waters

One of the most novel and most satisfying ways to experience the Boundary Waters is to join a…

Mepps In-line spinner
April 29, 2019 | Recreation

5 essential fishing lures for the Boundary Waters

The irony of fishing in the Boundary Waters is that you’re going to one of the best fishing holes…

April 23, 2019 | Art & Science

5 Books that Will Make You Appreciate the Boundary Waters Even More

These five books are great guides to the rich history of people coming together and saying the area that…

April 17, 2019 | Advocacy

Legal Action to Stop the Trump Administration’s Attack on the BWCA

In defending the Boundary Waters from the Trump Administration, lawyers for Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness filed motion,…

April 15, 2019 | Recreation

DIY Guide to Doing the Boundary Waters on the Cheap

Feeling scrappy? In the age of ultra-light kevlar canoes, $500 raincoats, and titanium stoves that cost more than a…

April 8, 2019 | Recreation

All You Need to Know to Paddle the Quetico

Ready to head north and explore the Boundary Water’s more rugged and more wild cousin? Quetico’s beauty is billed as…

April 2, 2019 | Advocacy

Infographic: The Boundary Waters and Sulfide Mining

As our lawsuit to protect the BWCA from the Trump administration works its way through the courts, we created…

March 27, 2019 | Recreation

Planning a Trip to the BWCA? Here Are Four Routes You Gotta Try

Everyone has their list of favorite lakes and routes in the BWCA. Deciding which entry point to go in…

March 22, 2019 | Advocacy

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issue Final Permit For PolyMet

The announcement that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the wetlands permit for PolyMet marked an end to…

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