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==Biography==
Born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] to [[Swedish American|Swedish]], [[Baptists|baptist]] parents, Olson grew up in northern [[Wisconsin]] where he developed his life-long interest in the outdoors. In June 1921, Olson took his first canoe trip where he fell in love with the canoe country wilderness of northern [[Minnesota]] that would become the [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness]] (with his help). In August of that year, Olson married Elizabeth Dorothy Uhrenholdt, and the two spent their honeymoon on another canoe trip in the Boundary Waters. He worked as a canoe guide for J.C. Russell's outfitters on Fall Lake in [[Winton, Minnesota]], before purchasing the business in 1929.
After studying [[agriculture]], [[botany]], [[geology]], and [[ecology]] at [[Northland College (Wisconsin)|Northland College]], the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], and the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]], Olson moved to [[Ely, Minnesota]] to teach biology at Ely Junior College (now [[Vermilion Community College]]). He later chaired the science department and served as dean. He spent most of his life in the Ely area, working as a [[canoe]] guide during the summer months, teaching, and writing about the [[natural history]], [[ecology]], and outdoor life in and around the Boundary Waters.
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