BOUNDARY WATERS

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Minnesota canoe businesses see a steady drop in visits

Minnesota canoe businesses see a steady drop in visits Cathi Williams can see the change in use of the Boundary Waters over the years. “Definitely, there’s a downturn,” said Williams who has owned Bear Track Outfitting Co. in Grand Marais with her husband, Dave Williams, for 38 years.

By Sam Cook , July 04, 2010

Minn. group: AT&T to hold off on 450-foot tower

MINNEAPOLIS — An environmental group says AT&T Mobility has agreed to halt construction on 450-foot cell phone tower on a ridge just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

By Associated Press , June 30, 2010

Is canoe country losing its luster?

Is canoe country losing its luster? Camping visits to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have declined over the past six years, and fewer young people are coming.

By Sam Cook , June 27, 2010

Missing hikers located after night in woods

Missing hikers located after night in woods Although a search had been mounted by 35 experts with two bloodhounds, it was a man and woman out fishing Friday morning who found three hikers missing overnight in the Lake Vermilion area of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

By Lisa Baumann , June 26, 2010

Minn. mayor sentenced for BWCAW violations

DULUTH, Minn. — The mayor of Ely is promising to end his decades of ignoring regulations in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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By Duluth News Tribuine , May 19, 2010

Outdoors blog: We make an early, early canoe-country trip

We just had to go. When are we ever going to get to paddle in the canoe country again on April 9? Three of us -- Steve Piragis of Ely and Doug Smith of Lakeville, Minn. -- paddled in to Knife Lake this past Friday through Sunday, April 9-11. It's by far the earliest any of us has paddled in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness or Quetico Provincial Park. One year, in fact, Piragis and a friend were skiing on Burntside Lake near Ely on May 7.

By Sam Cook , April 13, 2010

OUTDOORS ROUNDUP: Cougar sightings close park ... N.D. cougar season on ... Deer, pronghorn seasons ... more

OUTDOORS ROUNDUP: Cougar sightings close park ... N.D. cougar season on ... Deer, pronghorn seasons ... more With a cougar possibly on the prowl, Seattle’s largest park remained off-limits to holiday weekend revelers as state wildlife agents tried to trap the elusive animal. On Friday, wildlife agents set a second trap while most people, including runners, picnickers and other nature-lovers, obeyed orders to stay out of the popular tree-filled urban retreat known for its spectacular views of Puget Sound.

By ­Herald Wire Reports , September 05, 2009

It's good to be back in canoe country

ELY — Bass have brought us here. Smallmouth bass that are likely to be near the shallows, where we can ply them with jigs by day and fly rods by evening. The two of us have come in late May to the canoe country just north of the Canadian border.

By Sam Cook , May 29, 2009

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