Via Interstate Films on Vimeo: In 1949 Sigurd Olson wrote, directed, and starred with his son Robert in a 30-minute, 16mm color film called “Wilderness Canoe Country”. Filmed by naturalist and ...

ELY, Minn. — The big bull moose was on the portage trail, mere feet from where Miles Larson and three buddies were walking while portaging their canoes on a trip that took them through portions of ...

GRAND MARAIS, MICH. -- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has a new activity for your summer travel list: guided wilderness canoe trips. Park officials recently announced that the park is hosting free ...

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BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, Minn. – Every paddle stroke sprinkled water drops, reflecting the setting sun like sparklers across the black, glacier-carved lake. Just a few hours earlier, I ...

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Wilderness Watch has recently sued the U.S. Forest Service in federal district court over the agency’s decades of failures to control commercial motorized towboats in the fabled Boundary Waters Canoe ...

As the first stars appeared, we trudged the final mile to our campsite. After 25 miles and more than 11 hours on the move, we were ready for a hot meal and a warm sleeping bag. The day’s persistent ...

EAST GRAND FORKS – People with a penchant for paddling got a chance to try their hand at paddling 24-foot “North Canoes” on Wednesday afternoon on the Red Lake River in East Grand Forks. Under a ...