News from the Northwoods

Ely, Minnesota is awesome in a lot of ways - here are seven of our favorite things about Wintergreen Northern Wear's little hometown. Feel free to add your own favorite parts of being in Ely!

Have you ever wanted to add more adventure to your life? Do you wonder how to become one of those cool outdoorsy people featured in magazines? This simple trick can help you become inspired by the ...

The Spring Equinox has snuck past us and the light in our days is slowly getting longer. With temperatures climbing into the 30s and the snow beginning to transform into rain – we take the opportun...

A field review of the Original Boundary Waters Hooded Windshirt.

You don't have to run away to the tropics to have fun during mud season! Spring in the Northwoods is the perfect time for certain outdoor activities.

On Friday, I will step onto the sled runners to begin the UP200 – a 240-mile race across Michigan’s upper peninsula. The dogs that will be with me at the starting line have pulled us over 1,000 mil...

Which necessities do you always bring on your wilderness outings? One adventurer writes about the 10 items that are always in her backpack.

Ely is the only place in the world where I’ve heard people rejoice about the temperature “finally being below zero degrees.” After the first night with a hard freeze of twenty below, people celebra...

There are some kinds of beauty that you can only see when it's cold enough outside.