Fires banned in northeast Minnesota
6/13/2023 11:39:31 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Carlton County, MN
Cook County, MN
Lake County, MN
Saint Louis County, MN
Start Date: 6/14/2023
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Fires were banned in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness beginning June 14 as drought increased the fire risk.
The Superior National Forest banned fires in the wilderness and limited all other fires, including campfires and charcoal grills, to designated developed areas with fire rings. Gas and propane stoves were allowed.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Louis, Cook, Carlton and Lake counties, and the Bois Forte, Grand Portage and Fond du Lac bands of Lake Superior Chippewa were also enacting campfire restrictions.
Superior Telegram (Minn.), June 13, 2023
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