U.S. Forest Service officials have informed Boundary Waters permit holders and cooperating businesses that they won’t be ...

The surge to book a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permit was intense again this year, even briefly bogging down the government’s reservation system after bookings went live Jan. 29.

and essential backcountry camping gear. What to Read Before You Go: Boundary Waters, by William Kent Krueger (Pocket Star, 2000). The second in Krueger's 13-book Cork O'Connor mystery series is ...