Erik Grams saw he was at a point of no return. Then, in an instant, he was swept past it. His canoe pulled into the mouth of a 30-foot waterfall, he was tossed into boulders and cascading current, on ...

The fact that Ross Petersen is a fishing guide and also a former mayor of Ely doesn’t make him unique. Two other recent mayors of that small town on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

The ice fishing season for trout on inland lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness opens ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed four bills on Tuesday that could have resounding implications for America’s natural resources and land management policies. Although they are unlikely to pass ...

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 ...

All Nathan Williams is known to have had with him when he left on his trip are two fishing rods and a single shot Harrington & Richardson 12-gauge shotgun, in case he saw a grouse. He was wearing blue ...

When Jake Skarloken finally caught a glimpse of the big fish on the end of his line, his jaw dropped. He knew it was a lunker of some kind when it chomped into the plastic minnow on his jig in the ...

Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness has long been a great option for getting away from the grind of humanity and get back to nature. Avid anglers know it as a phenomenal place for ...

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) visitors are preparing for summer visits and planned trips now that the calendar has flipped to June. Some visitors are occasional anglers, utilizing ...

The northeastern corner of Minnesota is the home of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), stretching 120 miles west from the shores of Lake Superior along the Canadian border and the ...

Some of Minnesota's most interesting people don't punch a clock, and their "offices'' aren't cubicles in downtown skyscrapers. Instead, they're guides, and each morning they climb into boats or canoes ...