Poor Air Quality Forces Cancelation Of Glensheen Concerts On The Pier, Superior’s Bayside Sounds Concert

Unless you've somehow managed to avoid looking or being outside today, you know there's a thick blanket of smoke covering much of the Northland from wildfires in and around the Boundary Waters and further north into Canada.

The Twin Ports area this morning has seen air quality anywhere from unhealthy to hazardous on the air quality index, creating a yellowish-orange hazy sky and smoke so thick you can taste it.

Due to that thick smoke and the associated poor air quality alerts issued for the sake of the public's health, a pair of popular Twin Ports area events have decided to cancel their scheduled events for tonight.

Here's what to know about each of them and what organizers are saying about plans for rescheduling.

Glensheen's Concerts on the Pier announced around 9 am Wednesday morning that tonight's concert is canceled due to the poor air quality.  Clayton Ryan and Joyann Parker were scheduled to perform tonight on the pier at Glensheen.

As of right now, the organizers have not yet determined a different date. Here's a look at the remainder of this summer's schedule.

Superior's Bayside Sounds Concert Series shared a similar announcement around 9 am Wednesday morning, highlighting the importance of the health and safety of attendees, performers, vendors, and staff in their cancellation notice.

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Shane Nelson Band was scheduled to perform tonight. The City of Superior did not mention any plans for rescheduling this concert, but did welcome the public to join next week's performance featuring Blue Water Big Band on Wednesday, July 22.

An air quality alert is in effect until at least Friday, as wildfire smoke from far northern Minnesota is pushed south by wind.