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Published September 14, 2011, 12:00 AM

Pagami Creek fire 9/13


An area of the Pagami Creek wildfire shows active burning and creates a large smoke plume in this aerial photograph in September 2011 in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeastern Minnesota. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)

  • An area of the Pagami Creek wildfire shows active burning and creates a large smoke plume in this aerial photograph in September 2011 in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeastern Minnesota. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • An area of the Pagami Creek wildfire creates a large smoke plume in this aerial photograph on Tuesday afternoon in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeastern Minnesota. As of Tuesday morning the fire was at 60,000 acres and was rapidly expanding. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • An area of the Pagami Creek wildfire shows active burning in this aerial photograph on Tuesday afternoon in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeastern Minnesota. As of Tuesday morning the fire was at 60,000 acres and was rapidly expanding. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • An area of the Pagami Creek wildfire shows active burning in this aerial photograph on Tuesday afternoon in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeastern Minnesota. As of Tuesday morning the fire was at 60,000 acres and was rapidly expanding. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Julie and Greg Welch of Petoskey, Mich., describe how they survived the Pagami Creek fire as it blew across their camp at Kawasachong Lake on Monday afternoon. Winds blew burning coals through the air and it was as dark as night. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Bill Hansen, owner of Sawbill Canoe Outfitters at the end of the Sawbill Trail, describes the terrible smoke, hail, wind and rain his place experienced Monday evening when the fire surged and spread. "It was like the apocalytic," he said. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A rotating sprinkler sprays down the Sawbill Canoe Outfitters main building and entry area to help prevent it from burning should the Pagami Creek fire come through. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Liz Foot (left) and Luke Opel, crew members at Sawbill Canoe Outfitters at the end of the Sawbill Trail, pack up their belongings to leave before potential fires reach their workplace. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A eerie dark wall of smoke creeps up from the right side of the photo as the sun goes into a cloud over Sawbill Lake on Tuesday evening. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)