Permits are now being filled by only those who are capable of hauling their own equipment. Also, the conflict and debate has stirred interest in the area.
People come to the area to see what all the commotion is all about.
The law states that the motorized portages would remain unless there was a feasible alternative. No feasible alternative has been found or used on the three formerly truck portages. The Friends of the Boundary Waters sued to have the trucks removed, even after U.S. Forest Service studies proved there was no other feasible alternative. The Forest Service has recently changed their minds about this. As to the elimination of motorboats on Seagull Lake, this again is not true.