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The fire spread beyond the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to threaten homes and businesses. [3] Smoke from the fires drifted east and south as far as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Ontario, and Chicago [4] The fire was the largest naturally occurring wildfire in Minnesota in more than a century. [5]
The Greenwood Fire was a wildfire in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota in the United States. First noted near Greenwood Lake in Lake County on August 15, 2021, it is believed to have been sparked by lightning. [1] [2] [3] The fire burned 26,797 acres, largely within the Superior National Forest, destroying 14 buildings and damaging 3 more.
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW or BWCA) comprises 1,090,000 acres (440,000 ha) of pristine forests, glacial lakes, and streams in the Superior National Forest. Located entirely within the U.S. state of Minnesota at the Boundary Waters, the wilderness area is under the administration of the United States Forest Service.
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Deputies found the remains of Melvin Grams, 40, of Lino Lakes, on Monday in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northern Minnesota, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department announced. ...
Brule Lake was logged heavily in the early 1900s, and the region around it was consumed in 1929 by a logging-related forest fire which bears Brule Lake's name. Now the lake is part of the protected Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a federal wilderness area for which Brule Lake serves as an entrance point.
Two paddlers canoe on Boot Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in September 2023. The wilderness area is a popular spot for canoe trips as well as other forms of recreation that ...
The derecho moved into Minnesota and caused massive damage in Cass, Itasca, and Aitkin Counties, at around $3 million. A semi-trailer truck was blown over on U.S. Route 53 near Canyon. One person was killed and 60 were injured as the derecho passed through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and Superior National Forest.