From the column: "(A) sulfide-mining proposal threatens the very lifeblood of the Boundary Waters and northern Minnesota: ...

Northern Minnesota's waters and wetlands offer ideal conditions for toxic mercury to thrive. It's a decadeslong problem ...

The bodies of 2 canoeists who went over waterfall in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters have been recovered By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:40 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 3, 2024 Last Modified: 7:34 PM CDT ...

FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Saturday closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota as the largest active wildfire in the state threatens ...

ELY, Minn. — What started with a small group of people is having a big impact on protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Earlier this year, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland imposed a ...

ELY, Minn. — Ground crews are battling another wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northwest of Ely. The Cummings Lake fire covers an estimated 20 acres.

ELY, Minn. - A wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northwest of Ely grew to more than 30 acres on Monday and probably will grow larger before it is contained, according to ...

Ely lies on Minnesota Route 1 halfway between Duluth (112 miles) and International Falls (102 miles). Northwest Airlines has daily service to Ely between June 1 and Aug. 31.

FILE - A core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals containing copper, nickel and precious metals, center, that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to ...