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Sabrina Ullman: Breezy lake wind and spotty showers for our Wednesday
Today will have spotty showers possible in the morning to early afternoon. An east-northeast wind will strengthen midday, keeping temperatures cooler by the lake. The head of the lake and the North Shore will only reach the 40s to low 50s while areas inland warm to the 60s. There is...
Conditions align this week for prescribed burns near Gunflint Trail, BWCA
If temperatures, relative humidity, and wind speeds align on Tuesday, the Forest Service plans to burn 390 acres near the mid-trail of the Gunflint. Starting May 14, Forest Service fire crews will resume prescribed fires on the Banjo unit, located approximately five miles southwest of the Gunflint Trail, near Swamper Lake.
Update: Fry Fire 90% contained as of Saturday morning
ISABELLA, Minn. (Northern News Now) - According to authorities, the Fry Fire is 90% contained as of 11:00 a.m. Saturday. The current size of the area impacted by the burn is 265 acres, 56 acres began as a prescribed burn, with 209 additional acres classified as wildfire. The prescribed burn...
Fry Unit prescribed fire near Isabella grows beyond boundaries to become wildfire
A prescribed burn near Isabella, Minn., escalated into a wildfire on Wednesday, May 15, when it exceeded its intended 72-acre area. Superior National Forest officials began the scheduled prescribed burn on Wednesday morning within the Fry unit, east of Little Isabella Campground along Hwy 1. At approximately 1 p.m., Forest...
Lutsen Lodge Fire
A fire at the Historic Lutsen Lodge in Lutsen, Minnesota, has destroyed the lodge building. No injuries were reported. Founded in 1885, it’s the oldest resort in Minnesota, located on the north shore of Lake Superior. Current owners plan to rebuild the lodge as close as possible to the original.
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