At more than one million acres, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (officially the “BWCAW,” but often referred to as the “BWCA”) is the fifth largest designated wilderness area in the Lower 48 ...

Discover why Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area is the ultimate wilderness escape for summer 2025. Canoes, solitude, and serious wow factor.

ELY, Minn. — A wildfire in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has grown to 27 acres, causing the closure of more areas and portages. According to the U.S. Forest Service, there ...

I washed my muddy sneakers the day I got home from an early September canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. As they dried on the sunny sill of my downtown Minneapolis condo, the ...

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LAKE COUNTY, Minnesota — Fires and campfires within the Boundary Waters area will soon be restricted as the dry conditions persist in northern Minnesota. Officials with the Superior National ...

James first paddled in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as a kid, ... Iron Lake’s 2,000 pine-shrouded acres are as picturesque as any in Minnesota’s border country, and its waters as ...