Boundary Waters Wilderness

Annual Boundary Waters camping trip takes a frightening turn

Annual Boundary Waters camping trip takes a frightening turn as wildfires close in

From their campsite near Pipestone Falls in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Monday morning looked completely normal, said Bailey Shinn.

· 5h · on MSN

Minnesota mom aides in rescue from afar when family's Boundary Waters trip ends in wildfire evacuation

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Minnesota wildfires: 17 airlifted from Boundary Waters, winds to push Camp Fire south

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Update on multiple wildfires burning in Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Residents in several areas have been placed under "go" evacuation orders as the three largest fires have now burned nearly 9,000 acres in Northern Minnesota.

MPR News · 14h

Live updates on Wildfires in Minnesota

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Boundary Waters closing due to wildfire risk, 17 people airlifted from forest

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17 people airlifted from Boundary Waters amid spreading wildfires

More than a dozen separate fires are burning in northern Minnesota, with the largest being the Thumb Fire, between Thumb and Contentment lakes.

Duluth News Tribune · 1d

Wildfires prompt closure of Boundary Waters

KSTP-TV · 4h

Wildfire evacuation orders in northern Minnesota as BWCA officially closes; Chopper 5 captures scene

18hon MSN

Boundary Waters evacuation plan: 8 rangers, 4 canoes and 1 million acres to paddle

It will take U.S. Forest Service rangers at least a week to clear visitors from the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after the agency ordered the area closed beginning at 12:01 a.m.

9hon MSN

Boundary Waters Closed for Only Third Time in History as Wildfires Spread Across Minnesota

The USFS has temporarily closed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness due to rapidly spreading wildfires. Find details on refunds, active fires, and where to camp instead.