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…
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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…
5 Classic Films about the Northwoods to Stream Now
While you wait for the ice to melt, check out these five classic films about adventures in the northland.
Representative Lowenthal defends public lands, champions the Boundary Waters
Watch Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-California), chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, ask questions…
One Artist’s Mission to Document the Changing North
Friends has partnered with artist and photographer Benjamin Olson, who has set out on an ambitious project to document…
Two Mines. Two Watersheds.
One Threat
PolyMet is the snowplow that will clear the way for more sulfide mines in northeastern Minnesota, including Twin Metals…
How Cozy Is Twin Metals With the Trump Administration?
There is troubling evidence that a foreign corporation, Antofagasta, lobbied the Department of the Interior to open up the…
The Battle Over Roads in the Boundary Waters
In the 1920s, the issue of where to build roads and how to manage the wilderness character of northeastern…
40 Years of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The creation of BWCAW was mired in controversy. The disputes surrounding the 1978 bill that gave the area full…