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Bill Forsberg, Jr., owner of Boundary Waters Outfitters, can custom-design canoe trips for any family—zero outdoor experience required. "With the detailed maps ... The entry point at Isabella ...

It’s one of the most popular recreation spots in Minnesota but right now there are 13 entry points along the western edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) that are closed through Friday.

The U.S. Forest Service-Superior National Forest says some of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) entry points are closed due to recent storms. According to a post on the U.S. Forest ...

Not every BWCA entry point will see a reduction in permit availability, she said, because the cutbacks are aimed at areas suffering from overuse. "There are just too many people" in some areas of ...

In 2020, she issued more than 1,000 Boundary Waters entry permits, a record for her outpost on Seagull Lake. At one point during the surge in visitor traffic, she said, black bears were swimming ...

Just 375 miles from Chicago, Watersmeet is Sylvania’s gateway town — 200 miles closer than the Boundary Waters’ busiest entry point of Ely, Minn. Sylvania’s compact size — about 18,000 a ...

For the last 18 years, the site has been home to the Chainsaw Sisters Saloon — which is how the Boundary Waters entry point came to be known by many simply as “Chainsaw Sisters.” Eventually ...