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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: 42 years ago today - October 21, 1978 - BWCAW Act signed into law
 
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Chieflonewatie
10/21/2020 03:38PM
  
Happy birthday!
 
Jackfish
10/21/2020 02:23PM
  
President Jimmy Carter signed the BWCAW Act into law. What a wonderful thing for us and for generations to follow.
 
RoundRiver
10/21/2020 05:28PM
  
Thank you for sharing, Jackfish. This is important. It is amazing to me how few people and how few t-shirts, hats, mugs, etc. include the very important second “w” in BWCAW. That second “W” is what separates and protects the “Boundary Waters” we love from beyond just another USFS area, and makes it an official “wilderness”. The signing of that Act made that difference. Thank you President Carter and the long list of many people who were integral to its passage.
 
deerfoot
10/21/2020 08:32PM
  
Now we need to hope it is saved once again from the latest threat.
 
andym
10/21/2020 08:17PM
  
Certainly an act that made my life much nicer!
 
bobbernumber3
10/21/2020 06:38PM
  
Jackfish: "President Jimmy Carter signed the BWCAW Act into law. What a wonderful thing for us and for generations to follow."


Thanks for the reminder of this important anniversary!
 
bhouse46
10/21/2020 09:20PM
  
Thanks. I sent a link to the man who introduced me in May, 1979. I had no idea about its status, only that I was going back. Still do.