We are starting to relax again at Voyageur. The information we have received and heard from the USFS has been very good. It sounds like they are confident in their ability to hold the fire from coming dangerously close to the houses …
A calm, cool, and moist day would be a real treat on this 5th day of the Alpine Lake Fire, let’s hope mother nature cooperates. There are at least 180 firefighters working on keeping this fire away from private property at the …
There has been lots of publicity regarding the Alpine Lake Fire in the BWCA. Television crews and reporters from newspapers have been out and about looking for a good story. Curious bystanders have also been driving up the Trail to see what …
We awoke to a little bit of rain falling this morning, it can only help. The radar shows a little more precipitation throughout the day and temperatures are not expected to be as high as yesterday. This is all good news …
The USFS has informed us there will be a fire ban going into effect as of August 12, 2005. It is a Level II fire restriction that will restrict the use of open campfires at anytime within the BWCA. The …
We are going to sleep a little easier tonight knowing the USFS and other fire protection agencies were able to hold the fire today. Even with high temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity the firefighters kept us safe. Sunday’s efforts …
The fire was acting subdued this morning with very little spread due to the high humidity and other factors. Now the humidity has dropped, the temperature is above 90 degrees and wind gusts are up to 13 miles per hour. …
First of all I want to say thank you to everyone who has called and expressed their concern for our safety regarding the Alpine Lake fire and it’s close proximity. As you can imagine our phone has been ringing off the …
Alpine Lake is closed to BWCA travellers due to the fire that started yesterday. Paddlers may still enter both Seagull and Saganaga Lake and use the portage between Seagull and Rog as an alternate route around Alpine. Alpine Lake is …
Another fire started in the Boundary Waters this afternoon near Alpine Lake. The cause of the fire is from a lightening strike a couple of weeks ago. At 1:00 PM approximately 75 acres had burned and by 6:30 PM that number was up …