Thunderstorms that crossed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Tuesday night and Wednesday produced lightning that sparked several new forest fires, but officials said they didn't offer ...

Smoke from the Horse River fire rises from forests and swamps in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northeast of Ely on Thursday, May 22.

ELY, Minn. (AP) - Ten years after millions of trees blew down in Minnesota's pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the forest is in the midst of a comeback. It was July 4, 1999, when a huge ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and a big effort to protect it, took center stage at the State Capitol on Thursday afternoon. Supporters of the Boundary Waters are concerned President ...