Dark Sky Areas in the Heart of the Continent

The expansive, pitch-black skies stretching over the Minnesota-Ontario border provide the perfect backdrop for the world's largest network of Dark Sky sanctuaries, recognized by the International Dark Sky Association. Explore how the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Voyageurs National Park in the U.S., and Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park earned this prestigious designation and discover the ongoing efforts to preserve these pristine nightscapes. This initiative is part of the Heart of the Continent partnership, which works to safeguard the region's natural beauty, and is closely tied to the Dark Sky initiative aimed at protecting the area from light pollution. The video excerpt is from Northern Nights, Starry Skies, a documentary co-produced by CGEE and PBS affiliate WDSE in Duluth, MN.