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I’ve always thought of the Boundary Waters as a ‘one-of-a-kind’ wilderness, but I’m glad to see there’s hope for more places like it in the States.

This article describes a campaign afoot to increase the number of “quiet zones” – lakes restricting gas-powered boats – in New York’s Adirondacks. I was proud to read that advocates for the Quiet Waters Campaign are looking to the BWCAW’s history as a model of how their aims could be achieved. Much of the opposition to the campaign comes from sportsmen (as opposed to coming largely from resort owners in the BW’s early days). I’ve a feeling this will be an interesting bout over the next few years to watch.

Any Boundary Waters history buffs care to chime in?