#Boundary waters closed update#

Sign up for emergency text alerts and calls from Lake County atĪ Red Cross shelter is available at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland for residents and pets who have been evacuated. About evacuationsĬontact Lake County Emergency Management at 77. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has also expanded an air quality alert until 3 p.m. Most of the week is forecast to remain dry until Thursday night and Friday. “Not looking like big wash-outs - something to just dampen things a bit,” Sandstrom said. There is another chance for a small amount of rain Tuesday into Tuesday night. However, it’s not likely to produce more than one-tenth of an inch of rain.

The next chance for rain in the Isabella area is Sunday night, according to Josh Sandstrom, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Duluth. “It’s part of nature, and nature can take its toll on you.” Not much rain in forecast “Obviously, that’s a part of the business,” he said. “I got a call from the previous owner and he said another cabin looked like it got it as well,” Boler said.Īlthough Boler was aware that wildfires had occurred in the area before, it was uncommon, and he didn’t expect it to happen during his first year of ownership. Glover said the strong west wind could move the fire in that direction Saturday. Other crews Friday night also targeted the east side of the fire, planning for possible spread southeast to the McDougal Lake area. As the fire headed northwest across Highway 2 in the direction of Jackpot Lake, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office evacuated areas near Jackpot, Slate and East and West Chub lakes and crews focused on point protection along structures. The wildfire has now burned across about 7 square miles, much of it spruce and balsam forest.Ĭrews attempted to contain points of the southern area of the fire Friday night to little avail. Lake County declares emergency as Greenwood fire spreads Meanwhile, the Moose Lake Fire near Britt is contained, but others continue to spread. More evacuations ordered as Greenwood Fire intensifies rain, strong winds expected overnight However, no structures reportedly sustained fire damage Friday. He said none of the fire, which was first detected Aug.

#Boundary waters closed update#

Winds are expected to gust up to 30-35 mph Saturday, possibly pushing the fire southeast, Pete Glover, operations chief with the Eastern Area Type 2 Incident Management Gold Team, reported in a Facebook update Saturday morning.

“Currently we have wilderness rangers paddling in the Boundary Waters to sweep people from the areas, and we’re trying to do a systematic sweep,” Gilkeson toldMinnesota Public Radio.A cold front and a trace amount of rain overnight did little to contain the Greenwood Fire, which has grown from 8,215 acres late Friday to 9,067 acres Saturday morning. About 250 firefighters were battling the blaze.Įfforts are now underway to reach paddlers and hikers across the vast wilderness, said Superior National Forest spokesperson Joanna Gilkeson. The Greenwood fire in the forest remained uncontrolled Saturday and had spread to about 14 square miles (36 square kilometers). The Boundary Waters in the Superior National Forest is one of the most visited federally designated wilderness areas. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness stopped issuing entry permits Saturday, closing all land, water, trails, portages, campsites, canoe routes and wilderness entry points until Aug. Forest Service on Saturday closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota as the largest active wildfire in the state threatens the 1-million-acre property. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.įINLAND, Minn. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.