As wildfires in the Boundary Waters go, the Alpine Lake fire is a wimp. At under 1,400 acres, it pales next to the nearby 1995 Sag Corridor fire, which burned 12,000 acres, and even the 1976 Roy Lake ...

The Pioneer Press sent a reporter with little camping experience on a recent trail-clearing trip to get a taste of the ...

The fire began last week and has grown to 27 acres. It is under investigation and believed to have been caused by human ...

The Wood Lake wildfire continues to burn in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, with officials saying it's around 25% contained. In an update over the weekend, the U.S. Forest Service says ...

I wade a few steps into a muck-fest and look over my shoulder at the wall of subalpine fir, red willow, and mountain ash that has the lake hemmed ... (canoeing the Boundary Waters, some salmon ...

This column first appeared on Rocky Barker’s Northwest Experience blog on Sept. 5, 2024. This month, 60 years ago, President ...

Alabama Lake Martin The sweetest spot in Alabama just may be this lake 80 miles southwest of Birmingham. When it was built in ...

Fishing encompasses everything from hitting up the local pond for bluegill and sunfish to high alpine lakes for beautiful ...

Adapted to cold water, they’re threatened by a warming climate—and in Yellowstone Lake, by non-native lake ... to drink nectar from wildflowers in alpine meadows. Metabolizing the nectar ...

As we get closer to the official start of fall, the leaves on trees across the state are beginning to change colors. Many ...