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My Story

My love for the Boundary Waters began on our honeymoon—where Jerry and I fell in love with its peaceful lakes, starry nights, and quiet beauty. Years later, we returned with our family to share laughter, paddles across glassy lakes, late-night stories, and campfire meals we’ll never forget. There’s truly no other experience like canoeing and camping in the Boundary Waters—where peace, adventure, and connection all come together.

I’m fundraising to help protect and preserve this incredible wilderness so future generations can create memories just like ours.

Description

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.

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
May 12 Jim & Shirley Yay! $55.25
May 08 Amanda Oney Happy to support a great woman and cause! Good luck!!! $55.25
May 07 Buff & Debbie Good luck Jackie! ❤️ $28.63
May 07 Jillian So proud to have a mom like you! $28.63
May 07 Anne Marie Meyer $28.63
May 07 Ryan The BWCA is a magical place. Government overreach exists, but there are scenarios that need regulation, water is one of them. $215.00
May 07 Caley & Tyler Higgins Nature is neat! Let’s keep it that way! $55.25
May 06 Claire Meyer $28.63
May 06 Becca Even Run like the wind Jacki! $28.63
May 06 Anna Bergerson Go Jacki! You’re gonna be AMAZING $28.63