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Keith Vandervort REGIONAL— Wildland fires are continuing to keep officials on the Superior National Forest busy this summer. Just as the Forest Service announced it was lifting closures put in place for the Delta Fire, near the Fernberg Road east of Ely, they began water drops on two new fires while they continue to monitor several other new blazes, reported in the wake of thunderstorms that hit the area last Friday and again on Monday. While rains associated with that storm provided temporary relief from the very high fire danger, last weekend’s hot, dry, and windy weather quickly eleva...

Entry into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area |  Photo: WDIO WDIO Created: July 15, 2021 06:08 PM The Superior National Forest is announcing closures within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness effective Friday, July 17.  According to a press release, the closures are due to wildfires in Quetico Provincial Park along the international border in Canada.  The closures include Mudro entry points #22/#23 and the Iron and Crooked Lake Corridors. Anyone heading into the BWCA should be aware of very high f...

#22 Mudro restricted entry point - no BWCAW entry. #23 Mudro entry point - no BWCAW entry. Iron Lake travel zone closure from Bottle Portage/Bottle Rapids to Iron Lake and adjoining bays and island of Iron Lake including Peterson Bay and Three Island. Adjoining portages include the 320-rod portage west of Iron Lake from Lac La Croix, the 72-rod Dark Lake portage south of Iron Lake, the 110-rod Bear Trap River portage southeast of Iron Lake and the 140-rod portage to Curtain Falls. Crooked Lake travel zone closure - all campsites on Crooked Lake and adjoining bays from Curtain Falls to Lower ...

Officials with the US Forest Service announced Thursday afternoon that a portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will be closed starting this weekend due to fires across the border in Canada. The notice details a series of closures near the Canadian border, all in response to fires in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario near the Iron Lake and Crooked Lake area on the border. The emergency closure order from the USFS explains that these closures are being put in place out of consideration "for the public's health and safety due to wildland fires in the vicinity". Due to the difficu...