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Extremely thick smoke from massive Canadian forest fires turned skies to dusk in the middle of the day in New England in 1780. A similar situation occurred in 1950. The
Bowman's Journal 7th began our March early, made a good days March for about 9 leagues-The roads very bad with Mud and Water.... 8th Marched early thro' the Water which we now began to meet in those large and level plains...our Men were in Great Spirits, tho much fatigued. 9th made a moderate days march rain'd most of the day. 10-Crossed the River of the Petel [Petit] Ford upon Trees that we felled for that purpose the Water being so high there was no fording it; still raining and no Tents.... 11th Cross saline River 13. Arrived early at the two Wabashes...We set to make a Canoe.