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My Story

I am new to Minnesota for about a year and a half (as of Oct 2025) and my first Minnesota trip was to the Boundary water! It was a long 3 days of canoeing and portaging. And I’m a nature girl. I love nothing more than listening to nature. And I love the history of it. I am partnering up as charity runner save the boundary. Save the Boundary Waters, led by Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness in Ely, MN, is a national coalition of 400+ conservation, hunting & fishing organizations & businesses united to achieve a permanent ban on copper mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park.


organizations & businesses united to achieve a permanent ban on copper

mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park.



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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is an undeveloped 1.1 million-acre federal and state-recognized Wilderness Area. It is an expanse of lakes, rivers, and forests in the Superior National Forest, located along the Minnesota-Canada border, that has been protected by statute and international treaty for more than a century. This is the sixth most critical region in the lower 48 to protect for climate resiliency and contains 20% of all the freshwater in the entire National Forest System. The water in the Boundary Waters is so clean, you can dip your cup and drink straight from the lake.

Save the Boundary Waters is the locally-based, national campaign led by Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness based in Ely, Minnesota dedicated to permanently protecting America’s most beloved Wilderness Area – the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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