At long last, a Press Release from the USFS regarding the BWCA permit reservation system… BOUNDARY WATERS PRESS RELEASE “The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, located on the Superior National Forest in Minnesota, opened a quota permit sale to the…
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Boundary Waters Permit System, FROZEN?
We’re blaming the Polar Vortex on a number of things going on right now so we may as well blame the epic failure of the BWCA permit reservation system on it too. It’s really not a funny situation but sometimes…
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BWCA Permit System FAILURE
The Boundary Waters permit reservation system went live this morning only to crash shortly after. Anyone who reserved a permit will have their permit thrown back into the pool and will have to re-reserve their permit. The work of…
Why kids(and everyone) need wilderness
It’s amazing the number of articles one can find about the benefits of spending time in the wilderness. It’s equally surprising to hear about situations where people aren’t respecting the wilderness. One would think everyone would treat the wilderness gently…
BWCA Video- Drawing Boundaries
A great BWCA video made by a High School student! Read more about him here.
BWCA Celebrates 40 Years
From the USFS… The BWCAW became part of a National Wilderness Preservation System with signing of the 1964 Wilderness Act. According to the Act, Wilderness is “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man…
The lost shoe
I want to share a guest post with you but will first tell you about an experience I once had. I was walking a trail with my mountain bike from a lake to a logging road. I stepped into a…
Full Moon Coming Soon
This weekend features the full moon of August! It’s the perfect time to visit the Boundary Waters and watch the moonlight sparkle on the water’s surface. The August moon is traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon because this type of fish…
Enjoy the Perseids in the Boundary Waters
A place with no light pollution is the perfect place to watch a meteor shower. The Boundary Waters, Quetico Park or the Gunflint Trail are a few options for this year’s Perseids which will be extra special because of the…
- Awesome story about Matt and Cass of Voyageur Canoe Outfitters! t.co/hmuYtvCpv4
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