Boundary Waters Fire Archives

Fires force full Boundary Waters closure for first time in 45 years

August 25, 2021August 23, 2021 by Greg Seitz

Forest Service shuts down wilderness area as large wildfires burn and drought continues, efforts to find visitors by canoe, float plane.

Wildfire Burns Near Ely

October 8, 2014September 3, 2012 by Alissa Johnson

Fire crews are battling a fire near Ely, MN. The fire was reported on Sunday afternoon and is burning on a peninsula between the west end of Cummings and the northeast side of Otter Lake. Current estimates place the fire at about 20 acres in size.

cummings_fire_canoe — Photo courtesy KSTP.com

Pagami Creek Fire in the BWCAW

August 22, 2021December 20, 2011 by Editor

The Pagami Creek Fire burns 93,000 acres, blazes into the largest naturally occurring wildfire in a century. By Charlie Mahler In the heat of summer, with the Boundary Waters Canoe Area …

Wildfires Strike the BWCAW and Quetico Provincial Parks

September 3, 2023August 25, 2006 by Editor

Over 31,800 acres have burned in the largest fire to hit the Boundary Waters Canoe Area region since 1894. A lightning strike near Cavity Lake on July 13th, started a wildfire …