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Mask recommendation in place for most of northeastern Minnesota

The case count for COVID-19 continues to climb in many regions of northeastern Minnesota, with mask recommendations once again becoming common place for most indoor public places.

BWCA closure map from August 2021. Image courtesy of US Forest Service

BWCA outfitters adjust to August closures in the wilderness

Joe Friedrichs-

Active fires on Superior National Forest and the threat of fires burning across the border in Quetico Provincial Park will keep a large section of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed thro

Know what to expect if crossing into Canada at Pigeon River starting Aug. 9

Joe Friedrichs-

Canada will allow fully vaccinated U.S. citizens to enter the country starting Aug. 9.

Forest Service extends BWCA closure near Ely into mid-August

Joe Friedrichs-

Active fires on Superior National Forest and the threat of fires burning across the border in Quetico Provincial Park will keep a large section of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed

Public health supervisor shares update on delta variant, mask wearing and wildfire smoke

Joe Friedrichs-

The two counties nearest to Cook County are now experiencing substantial transmission rates of COVID-19.

Fire crews on the Delta Lake Fire in summer 2021. Photo courtesy of the US Forest Service

Smoky skies, closures and active fires a reality in BWCA to start August

Joe Friedrichs-

Smoky skies lingered over the Boundary Waters region to start the busiest time of year in canoe country, though recent rains have slowed down fire activity inside the designated wilderness.

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic in Grand Marais. Submitted photo

Clinic CEO shares update on delta variant, vaccination events

Joe Friedrichs-

Minnesota will join in the Biden administration’s plan to provide $100 incentives to residents who get COVID-19 vaccinations by mid-August.

Major renovations at Grand Marais Art Colony downtown location

Rhonda Silence-

Anyone driving or walking along Highway 61 near the Hungry Hippie Tacos building in recent weeks may have been a bit startled by changes to the small building next door at what was the Dog Haus, a pet

Forest Service enacts food storage order in BWCA, Superior National Forest

Joe Friedrichs-

Effective today, all visitors to Superior National Forest, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, will need to store their food properly to help protect black bears that call the area ho

Grand Marais downtown area. Photo by Jaye White

Workforce burnout in Cook County: A 2021 community conversation

Joe Friedrichs-

Heat. Smoke. A surge of visitors. The lingering COVID-19 global pandemic.