Whether they’re conservative or liberal, people in Ely seem to agree on one thing: they love the Boundary Waters. What they ...

Four college students are currently planning an 85 day, 1,200 mile canoe trip from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay.

Northern Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber has reintroduced legislation to overturn a 20-year mining ban near the ...

Republican control in Washington could open the way for copper nickel mining efforts near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

Permits for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) summer season are ready to hit the hands of adventurous ...

A Minnesota Congressman has reintroduced a bill that would restore mineral permits and leases in parts of the Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a move opposed by ...

U.S. Forest Service officials who oversee the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) once again pleaded with visitors not to stockpile and hoard entry permits as the annual feeding frenzy ...

The prospect of a new copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is sounding alarm bells among environmental groups. “Now that President Trump is in office ...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) reintroduced a bill on Jan. 21 to ban sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Supporters of expanding mining and drilling near the Boundary Waters are cheering another executive order from President Trump. The "Unleashing America's Energy" order, which Trump ...

Advocates say restoring mining in the boundary waters area would create around 700 jobs and wouldn't pollute the boundary waters. However, opponents like Chris Knopf, the executive director of ...