Tolkkinen: Slow down, Pete Stauber. There’s only one Boundary Waters.
When Republican Congressman Pete Stauber of Duluth announced legislation to allow mining near the Boundary Waters earlier ...
Minnesota Capitol bill would bar copper-nickel mines within BWCA’s watershed
Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed as the ...
Duluth News Tribune1d
How many Superior National Forest employees lost their jobs? The agency won’t say
When asked again about how many were Superior National Forest employees, the spokesperson said, “I am afraid that this is all ...
Great Lakes Now4d
Points North: Back to the Boundary Waters
Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, during a fishing trip, there was a fatal accident that left ...
Duluth News Tribune2dOpinion
Local View: 'Energy dominance' agenda puts BWCAW at risk
From the column: "Regrettably, we have been reminded once again that our public land estate requires constant vigilance and ...
Canada’s ‘pause’ of remote border crossing permits puts some Minnesotans’ lives, and livelihoods, in limbo
Darin Fagerman, a former Minnesota state trooper and retired conservation officer, built a solar-powered cabin eight-tenths ...
Root beer has a place in Minnesota lore
When was the last time you had a nice refreshing glass of root beer? Has it been awhile? Probably. As a soft drink it runs way behind Coke and Pepsi though there are those for whom it is a favorite ...
The Spokesman-Review4d
Canada’s ‘pause’ of remote border crossing permits puts some Minnesotans’ lives, and livelihoods, in limbo
It’s already prompted some canoeists to cancel wilderness trips to Quetico Provincial Park, across the border from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ... a group from Ely journeys ...
Northern Ontario Business3d
'Water doesn't respect borders,' says opponent of mining in northeastern Minnesota
Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness face 'an uphill battle' preventing new mining operations nearby ...
Mankato Free Press5d
Plan would boost mental health for vets
Nathan Burr, a member of the National Guard, went to a resort near Ely called Veterans on the Lake for the first time in 2019 ...
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Solar power gives MN resort new blood, new life
By Ava Kian for MinnPost. Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the MinnPost-Public News ...