We hit 74 degrees for a high yesterday, and it felt great! Our average high is only 71, so we were just a touch above average…which I always think is good! Except for some Canadian wildfire smoke that came in after noon yesterday, it was a very nice day! Now, we’re going to take a few steps backwards, in the…
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DULUTH, Minn. & BRIMSOM, Minn. – The National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) team is reporting Wednesday (6/11) morning they were not able to detect smoke or heat sources in the Jenkins Creek Fire. The NIMO team reports they are still patrolling the roads in the interior of the fire. They are finding fire, “burning deep within the duff, peat, stumps,…
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Today will be a perfect June day! The average high for today is 71, and we will be a touch above that, with a high of 74 under sunny skies! What a great day to spend some time on the Lakewalk, or one of our local golf courses, or just hanging out in the backyard. These are the days we…
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After getting almost a half inch of rain earlier today (Friday), the skies are clearing out now, and any smoke that came in overnight is about to head off to the northeast, too. We have an air quality alert til 7oo pm today, for most of northeast Minnesota, but that problem is going to evaporate quickly, as cool, dry and…
DULUTH, Minn. & BRIMSOM, Minn. – The National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) overseeing the Jenkins Creek Fire projected some parts of the fire could stay hot until summer. Their June 6, 2025 report said fire behavior has been dominated by “creeping and smoldering ground fire.” NIMO said the fire behavior has been described as ‘burning downward.’ They reported, “crews must…
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Thank you, Jetstream! The Air Quality Alerts for Minnesota and Wisconsin have been allowed to expire. There is one more alert in effect for the rest of today, for Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in the far western portion of the U.P. of Michigan. Otherwise, we have the ‘all clear,’ for now. It is likely that we’ll be feeling the effects…
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While the Air Quality Alert for the entire state of Minnesota is still in effect til noon on Wednesday, we are starting to see some light at the end of the smoky tunnel. It is cloudy and rainy and smoky across much of Wisconsin today. The best part of that is the rain, of course. The rain has pretty much…
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The air quality in the Northland continues to worsen, as more wildfires take place, and spread in central and western Canada. Most of the smoke we are getting comes from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. But actually, half the provinces in Canada have forest fires blazing right now. We will not see this end anytime soon. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency just…
DULUTH, Minn. & ST. PAUL, Minn. – For the first time ever the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued a “Maroon Alert” which means hazardous air quality. The alert is issued from Monday, June 2, through Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The Maroon Alert is for Northwest Minnesota including the areas generally from Red Lake to the north and west including…
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Yes, the air is very smoky. And, it’s particularly noticeable in the mornings, and in the evenings. It makes for weird sky colors in the morning, and some spectacular sunsets in the evenings. It is all due, of course, to more than 1,200 wildfires burning in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada. Because of all that smoke, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency…
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke through Monday, June 2, for all of Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. & DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. The alert runs until 6 p.m. on Monday, June 2. The affected area includes all of Minnesota and Tribal Nations. The…
ST. PAUL/BRIMSON, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials announced recovery efforts are now underway for areas affect by wildfires. These efforts will be worked on simultaneously across the state like repairing infrastructure, roads, and telephone poles. So far this fire season, Minnesota has seen nearly 1,100 fires that burned more than 48,ooo acres, which is well…
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BRIMSON, Minn. — On Wednesday, the National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) assumed command of both the Jenkins Creek and Horse River Fires. Jenkins Creek fire in the distance. Camp House fire in the forefront. The Jenkins Creek Fire is still 84% contained and is has burned 16,089 acres. Unstaffed Aerial System (UAS/drone) flights detected multiple heat sources in the south…
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DULUTH, Minn. & BRIMSON, Minn. – The Jenkins Creek Fire is now 84% contained. It has burned 16,089 acres north from the Fairbanks-area to well past Skibo. The portion that is not contained is the northeast edge, burning away from the most inhabited areas. Brimson Fire Complex Crews are focusing on mop-up and patrol, hazard tree removal, log hauling, and…
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BRIMSON, Minn. — Over the weekend, firefighters battling the Jenkins Creek Fire were able to grow containment lines. The fire is now 78% contained. Brimson Complex Fire Lines as of May 26, 2025 The Eastern Area Incident Management Team saying fire activity is minimal on the Jenkins Creek Fire. Fire crews are continuing to patrol and monitor the area while…
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We have already had some warm weather in May. But this weekend will not feel like it. We have a Frost Advisory for the entire viewing area tonight; Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the U.P. of Michigan. We will see lows down toward 30 degrees in some low spots, and some upper 20s aren’t out of the question, either. Even tomorrow night…
BOUNDARY WATERS, Minn. – The House River Fire is burning about 10-acres in the Boundary Waters. Lightning strike on tree near the Horse River Fire It is burning just north of Basswood Lake and east of Horse Lake. The fire is in Lake County, close to the county line with St. Louis County. The fire is 0% contained. The US…
DULUTH, Minn. & BRIMSON, Minn. – The Jenkins Creek Fire is now 47% contained. Brimson Complex Fire Lines as of May 23, 2025 The containment lines released by the Eastern Area Incident Management Team now show most of the Northwest side and Southeast side of the fire contained. The containment line is now next to Skibo. Crews had been working for…
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