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 ...

A wildfire in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has grown to 27 acres, causing the closure of more areas and portages. According to the U.S. Forest Service, there was a small amount of ...

about 3 to 5 acres in size, discovered Tuesday on an island in Wood Lake northeast of Ely, Minn., in the 1-million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Superior National Forest) ...

The closure was put in place due to a fire at Wood Lake caused by dry conditions. According to InciWeb, the fire has grown to ...

A wildfire was discovered on an island within the BWCAW as northern Minnesota experiences above-average temperatures and ...

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 the ...

Minnesota's million-acre (400,000-hectare) Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is the second largest wilderness east of the Rockies and surprisingly easy to access. Bill Forsberg, Jr., owner of ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is America's most-visited federally designated wilderness area. This 1.1 million–acre expanse is located in the northern third of the Superior National Forest ...

I’d planned to leave around six the next morning for a canoe trip with the Simpkins family to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. I’d been planning and preparing for weeks. This would be a ...

Thomas (concussion) was waived by the Vikings on Tuesday, Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. The 26-year-old wideout was injured in a Aug. 15 practice. He's yet to appear in a ...