Welcome to 1.1 MILLION acres called the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. This kicks off our 3-episode series, "Knowing Where You're Going," which provides an overview of the parks where many canoeists start out.

BWCA by the numbers:

1.1 million acres

15,000 year-old landscape

1,000 lakes and waterways

2,000 designated camping sites

250,000 annual visitors

$10 booking fee

$16 per adult, per night

Tune in for a reading of part of Sigurd Olson's "Why Wilderness."

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Music: "Blue Highway" by Podington Bear, Soul, Sound of Picture Production. Attribution-NonCommercial International License.