Utah's last stand: the battle for a great, unspoiled wilderness is under way

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The Republican congressional sweep has hurt environmental legislation, and public lands in Utah are a good example. A 1989 proposal to designate 5.7 million Utah acres as wilderness was moving along fine until Republicans took office. Readers are urged to become environmentalists.

Laws, regulations and rules, Political activity, Environmental aspects, Environmental policy, Republican Party (United States), Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Utah, Wilderness areas

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Practicing the voyageur art: there was a time long ago, when big canoes traveled a big lake

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In pioneer days Lake Superior was a major trading route for canoes laden with up to 2 1/2 tons of cargo, but in modern times the Lake is used more by sports enthusiasts. One man describes a week-long trip he took from Grand Portage, MN, to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Personal narratives, Recreation, Canoes and canoeing, Canoeing, Canoes, Lake Superior

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