An earlier restriction on logging activity in St. Louis County has been lifted. The Land and Minerals Department made the announcement on Friday, September 3 - ending the almost week-long restrictions on logging activity on county-managed land.
The smoke from the wildfires has made it hard to breathe in the Twin Ports but now it's making the area disappear.
Here is a picture from the Blatnik bridge looking at what should be Park Point. The smoke has covered most of the land and made it a little gray in the ship loading area...
On Monday, firefighting crews were pulled off the Greenwood Fire over concerns over a pyrocumulus cloud and fire-created lightning What are those things?
Ongoing drought conditions across the state have brought increased fire danger. The Minnesota DNR has updated the burning restrictions to now include prohibited campfires in many counties.
Officials with the US Forest Service announced Thursday afternoon that a portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will be closed starting this weekend due to fires across the border in Canada.
An air quality alert for the next few days has been issued for the northern half of Minnesota, with residents warned of poor air quality due to wildfire smoke.