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Lake Superior wilderness

Mostly, more good news. A large chunk of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is now formally protected as wilderness. But some voices think more of the treasured area should have been designated.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/5173278.html

http://www.startribune.com/stories/531/5167045.html

A large slice of Wisconsin's Apostle Islands is now the Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness. Named for the man who cosponsored the Wilderness Act in 1964, the wilderness area encompasses 33,500 acres and all or part of 18 of the 21 islands and a strip of shoreline. Nelson, 88, left office in 1981 but still works part time for the Wilderness Society.