Since 1964, more than 200,000 adventure enthusiasts a year from throughout the nation flock to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a 150-mile stretch of untouched wilderness along the border that separates Minnesota and Canada. Now, in the midst of a renewed resource-extraction boom in the U.S., that very area is being eyed by mining companies eager to
Mining Industry Targets America’s Cherished Boundary Waters
The wilderness area on the border between Minnesota and Canada faces an onslaught of mining companies moving into the area.