Firefighters paddle on Wood Lake east of Ely while responding to a wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Sept. 15. Ongoing dry conditions have prompted officials to ban campfires in ...

U.S. Rep Pete Stauber is leading the GOP effort in support of a Chilean company that wants to do copper-nickel mining in the Boundary Waters.

A core sample from 835 feet below the surface sits in a box Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Twin Metals' offices in Ely. Twin Metals is proposing to build an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely, and ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I am among the many Wisconsinites who drive to neighboring Minnesota to paddle, fish, hike, camp or simply enjoy the Boundary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

Fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) was lights out. I mean amazing. Our crew of six men enjoyed all you can eat fresh caught walleye cooked in a skillet over a wood fire five ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, located in Minnesota, is under threat from a proposed copper mine. The Trump Administration plans to revoke a mineral ban on federal lands near the Boundary ...