Thunderstorms that crossed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Tuesday night and Wednesday produced lightning that sparked several new forest fires, but officials said they didn't offer ...

ELY, Minn. — A wildfire in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has grown to 27 acres, causing the closure of more areas and portages. According to the U.S. Forest Service, there was a ...

ELY, Minn. — With the driest September ever recorded in Minnesota recently concluded, this is no time for open fires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Effective one minute past midnight ...

LAKE COUNTY, Minnesota — Fires and campfires within the Boundary Waters area will soon be restricted as the dry conditions persist in northern Minnesota. Officials with the Superior National Forest ...

Firefighters paddle on Wood Lake east of Ely while responding to a wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Sept. 15. Ongoing dry conditions have prompted officials to ban campfires in ...

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As a result of the recent spread, the Superior National Forest is reinstating the closure of Wood, Good, Hula and Indiana lakes and the connecting portages due to concerns for the public’s health and ...