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Canadian wildfires aren’t keeping BWCA visitors home — yet

Canadian wildfires aren’t keeping BWCA visitors home — yet

Minnesota’s air quality alert hasn’t stopped kayakers and canoeists from going out on the water in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Nicole Ki

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Wildfires burning north of Duluth largely contained, but increased fire danger looms

Wildfires burning north of Duluth largely contained, but increased fire danger looms

Massive wildfires that have burned more than 40 square miles of forest in northeast Minnesota are now largely contained, but state officials are warning of increased fire danger in the weeks and months ahead.
by Anika Besst and Dan Kraker

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Northeastern Minnesota wildfires: What comes next

Northeastern Minnesota wildfires: What comes next

The May wildfires in northeastern Minnesota are becoming increasingly contained. Forest experts have advice on the best ways to recover the landscape.
by Anika Besst

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Minnesota wildfire updates: Crews continue to battle fires near Brimson, Hoyt Lakes

Minnesota wildfire updates: Crews continue to battle fires near Brimson, Hoyt Lakes

There are now about 600 firefighters from around the country fighting the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires, which together have burned about 45 square miles of forest north of Duluth.
by Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn and Anna Haecherl

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Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

The Minnesota Interagency Coordination Center reports favorable weather conditions over the weekend have helped in the fight against the wildfires in northeastern Minnesota but that’s forecasted to change. Some are able to return to see the damage left behind by the wildfire.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Homes and cabin owners got a first opportunity Friday to view the devastation in areas torched by this week’s massive wildfires in northeastern Minnesota. Meanwhile, cooler, wet weather continued to help firefighting crews make progress in their efforts to contain the blazes.
by Dan Kraker, David Schaper, Catharine Richert and Melissa Olson

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