Minnesota

Name: Agassiz Wilderness
Area: 4,000 acres
Year designated: 1976
Year visited: 2020
Context: Roadtrip through the adjacent NWA.

Name: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Area: 814,500 acres
Year designated: 1964
Year visited: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Context: Kekekabic Trail hike, Border Route Trail hike with Bovee, Sioux-Hustler Trail, Angleworm Trail, dayhikes

Name: Tamarac Wilderness
Area: 2,180 acres
Year designated: 1976
Year visited: 2020
Context: Roadtrip through Tamarac NWR and into wilderness boundary.

Wisconsin

Name: Blackjack Springs Wilderness
Area: 9,000
Year designated: 1978
Year visited: 2019
Context: Wilderness Roadtrip with my mother. Hiked to lake and saw ladyslippers.

Name: Gaylord Nelson Wilderness
Area: 34,000 acres
Year designated: 2004
Year visited: 2017
Context: Trip with Mom

Name: Headwaters Wilderness
Area: 22,000 acres
Year designated: 1984
Year visited: 2019
Context: Wilderness Roadtrip with my mother. Hiked only trail in wilderness area, drove roads separating the three units of the wilderness. Almost died from bugs.

Name: Porcupine Lake Wilderness
Area: 4,074 acres
Year designated: 1984
Year visited: 2022
Context: North Country Trail hike with Hot Beef and Spags.

Name: Rainbow Lake Wilderness
Area: 7,135 acres
Year designated: 1975
Year visited: 2022
Context: North Country Trail hike with Hot Beef and Spags.

Name: Whisker Lake Wilderness
Area: 7,500 acres
Year designated: 1978
Year visited: 2019
Context: Wilderness Roadtrip with my mother. Hiked to Whisker Lake.

Name: Wisconsin Islands Wilderness
Area: 29 acres
Year designated: 1970
Year visited: This is a wilderness that can’t be visited. Newport State Park is the closest I could get. I plan to visit this state park someday.