A lightening strike started a fire near Cavity and Rog Lakes. The fire started sometime after 3:00 PM on Friday July 14th in a remote blowdown area of the BWCA. The location of the fire is South of Seagull Lake, North of Howard Lake, and about 7 miles in on the Kekekabik Hiking Trail. Water scooping aircraft were working on the fire and efforts will continue today. Ground crews have not been sent in. Entry Points 52 (Brandt) and 56 (Kek Trail East) have been closed.
As a result, a level 1 Fire Restriction has been placed by the forest service. This means that camp fires can be burned between 7:00 PM and Midnight only. Cook stoves can be used all day.
Cavity Lake is approximately 35 miles northwest of Clearwater Lodge.
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