BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA
Man's stroke in BWCA sends his friend on race against time for help 
Scott Pirsig wasn’t quite sure what happened to his friend, Bob Sturtz, but he knew medical help was needed. To make matters worse, fog engulfed the lake. Could Scott find the portage on the other shore without getting lost?
By Tim Engstrom , July 15, 2012
Group asks Minnesota high court to hear BWCA tower case
A group wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that lets AT&T proceed with a 450-foot cellphone tower near Ely next door to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
By Associated Press , July 12, 2012
Campfire restriction lifted in BWCA
The Forest Service says continued precipitation over most of the Superior National Forest means the restrictions are no longer needed. Campfires will be allowed any time of the day in all areas of the Boundary Waters.
By Associated Press , May 23, 2012
Minnesota PCA board approves Voyageurs, BWCA haze rules
Complex rules aimed at reducing haze over Voyageurs National Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area were approved Tuesday by the citizen's board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The board, which oversees the agency, unanimously voted to send the rules to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2012
Minnesota rules updated to fight haze in BWCA, Voyageurs Natiional Park
State regulators are preparing to add some enforcement teeth to rules meant to cut the haze that sometimes clouds the views in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park.
By Steve Karnowski , March 25, 2012
BWCA wildfire aftermath includes campsite closures
With just a few weeks before the spring camping season opens in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the U.S. Forest Service expects as many as 76 campsites on 23 lakes to be unavailable in a hangover from last year's big Pagami Creek fire.
By Steve Karnowski , March 11, 2012
BWCA to keep lottery system for some entry permits
The Superior National Forest partly backed off plans to eliminate the lottery system for issuing Boundary Waters Canoe Area entry permits and said today it will keep the lottery for the popular entry points on two lakes near Ely.
By Associated Press , November 18, 2011
Signs of rebirth sprout in Minnesota forest fire area
Forest Service officials are preparing to leave it to winter to kill the last remnants of a forest fire that blackened nearly 145 square miles in and near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
By Associated Press , October 20, 2011
Officials say BWCA fire 85 percent contained
Officials said today the fire that's burned nearly 145 square miles is 85 percent contained. Cooler temperatures and precipitation are expected to help with firefighting efforts.
By Associated Press , October 12, 2011
Boundary Waters Canoe Area dropping lottery for allocating entry permits
Visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area will no longer need to enter a lottery to get permits to enter the 1-million-acre wilderness area in northeastern Minnesota.
By Associated Press , October 07, 2011
BWCA blaze now 71 percent contained
fresh command team takes over today against a forest fire in northeastern Minnesota.
By Associated Press , October 03, 2011
Calmer winds to slow growth of Minnesota wildfire
Lighter winds and cooler temperatures delivered encouragement today as firefighters continued efforts to contain a blaze that was in a "pause mode" — days after it moved at breakneck speeds, swallowing roughly 160 square miles of forest along the Minnesota-Canada border.
By Chris Williams , September 14, 2011
- An area of the Pagami Creek wildfire shows active burning and creates a large smoke plume
- A rotating sprinkler sprays down the Sawbill Outfitters main building
- View of the forest fire burning in northeastern Minnesota
- Minnesota forest fire spreads plume far and wide
- Talk about this topic
- DNR: Minnesota fire causing air problems in Wisconsin
Minnesota forest fire spreads plume far and wide
A rapidly expanding wildfire in Minnesota's north woods spread a plume of smoke across the Upper Midwest, with haze smudging the sky as far away as Chicago and Milwaukee, where the Brewers closed their stadium roof before a night game.
By Chris Williams , September 13, 2011
UPDATE: Firefighters mopping up forest fire near Ely
Firefighters are mopping up at the scene of a forest fire near Ely in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
By Associated Press , September 07, 2011
Judge blocks AT&T plan to bulid cellphone tower on edge of BWCA
A judge on Wednesday blocked AT&T’s plan to build a 450-foot cellphone tower near the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, ruling that the proposed tower with its flashing airplane safety lights would likely hurt the “scenic and aesthetic resources” of the pristine northeastern Minnesota wilderness.
By Jeff Baenen , August 04, 2011
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