GRAND MARAIS – When Benny Silence handed me the box of his mother’s writing he had tears in his eyes.

When water temperatures are high like they are now, many of the salmon coming over Bonneville Dam head for Drano Lake or the Klickitat and Deschutes rivers for cooler waters. These fish will ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The focus on Lake Erie walleye fishing will drift eastward toward Fairport Harbor, Geneva and Conneaut, where large schools of walleye are feasting on smelt and emerald shiners found ...

ELY — Cooler weather and a lower wildfire risk prompted officials to lift campfire restrictions across the Superior National Forest, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock An executive order from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shuts the door on nonferrous mining near the Boundary Waters ...

Advocates say a copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota is the type of diversification needed to keep the industry alive. Concerned neighbors worry that ...

William Kent Krueger talks about his thriller set in the Boundary Waters, a timely subject. By Jay Gabler Happy Friday! I’m spending this weekend catching up with friends and heading to the home of my ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Summer is winding down, school bells are already starting to ring, and life lessons can still be enjoyed with a family fishing adventure. A couple of grandkids proved that point this ...

Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...

O’Hara’s VW bus loaded with two 18-foot Grumman canoes, early 1970s. (Photo credit: Bob O'Hara and University of Minnesota Press) This is an edited excerpt from “Where the Green Light Shines: A ...

This story is a part of a series on potential mining near the Boundary Waters. See more stories here. In a sweeping action Tuesday, Minnesota's governor banned mining near the Boundary Waters. It's ...

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday banning nonferrous mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in what may prove to be one of the most significant conservation acts in ...