WILDFIRES IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
While most people are aware of the wildfires associated with the hot weather out West, there's also a raging wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters region of northeast Minnesota. Winds have pushed the smoke plume all the way to the Upper Peninsula, according to John Dee of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. "We have been smelling the smoke from time to time, basically whenever there is a west-northwest wind," Dee said.
Below is a satellite photo of the smoke plume. In addition. here's a link to some recent dramatic pictures of the wildfire, courtesy of Barb Tuttle, Carol DeSain, Betsy Bowen and Dawn Ohmes.