Just 14 miles from the nearest road, this area holds the state's most isolated slice of nature, attracting canoeists seeking ...

What better way to support a critical ecosystem in Northern Minnesota than with live music, cold beverages, and all sorts of ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

Sheridan Street captures Ely’s essence – where wilderness meets small-town charm under a sky that promises adventure tomorrow. Photo credit: Jordan McAlister This isn’t just another dot on the map – ...

There’s a place in Minnesota’s northern wilderness where the air smells like pine needles and possibility, where the pace slows to match the gentle lapping of waves against canoe sides, and where even ...

The comment period runs from June 16 through Sept. 2, 2025. Covering more than 1 million acres, the BWCAW stretches nearly 150 miles along the international boundary between Minnesota and Canada.

For the first time in 17 years, the Superior National Forest may raise fees for access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The proposal, which is now open for public comment, would ...

But he wasn’t overly concerned by the proposal. “To come up here and enjoy what the Boundary Waters have to offer is more than worth it. The fees have been so low for so long,” he said.

FILE – A core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals containing copper, nickel and precious metals, center, that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to ...

Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining ...

Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota By: Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press Posted: 1:13 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025 Advertisement ...