BWCA Openings
The expected containment date of the Ham Lake Fire is May 20th so it should come as no surprise the US Forest Service will open many of the Gunflint Trail Entry Points on this day as well. The USFS …
Lost a Day
I’m not sure how it happened, but I lost a day somewhere. I didn’t sleep it away either. I can’t even remember what I did yesterday, but somehow I forgot to put an entry into my blog. Strange. I …
Optimistic
I apologize for not being very upbeat in my last entry. I have to admit I am extremely tired. Tomorrow Mike and I will attempt to sleep in and then head into town to see the kids. It sounds like …
Saganaga
It’s hard to imagine a fire that started on Ham Lake traveled all of the way to Saganaga, but it did. We know that because we have seen one of the many paths of destruction, the end of the Gunflint …
Burning in the BWCA
I did receive confirmation from a reliable source that the Ham Lake Fire has been active on Saganaga Lake in both Minnesota and Canada . The fire is reported to have been burning actively on Horseshoe Island , Connor’s Island, …
Dance a Better Jig
It looks like the people of Grand Marais are good dancers, better than the ones on the Gunflint Trail. I checked the weather station at Seagull and it looks like we only received .08" of rain last night while …
Oh Canada
I apologize to all of my Canadian neighbors for not keeping up on what the Ham Lake Fire is doing up there. After the fire raged through Sag Lake Trail it jumped the narrows and started burning on the …
Too Pooped to Party
Today is the birthday of the Ham Lake Fire, it is now officially one week old. I don’t feel like celebrating, just sleeping. The sky is so black with smoke right now it looks like black thunder clouds. …
Come Back
Some residents of the Gunflint Trail will be able to return to their homes today. After looking at the forecast and careful consideration the Cook County Sheriff’s Department has decided to allow home owners with property up to County …
Ham Lake Luck
I’m not sure what the bulldozer operator was thinking. There were cords of wood on fire the entire length of the train tracks on the elevated railroad bed with dry forest on both sides. The wood was flaming and …