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Published September 15, 2011, 12:00 AM

Pagami Creek fire, Sept. 14, 2011


Fire crews dig a fire line on the southern edge of the Pagami Creek Fire, north of Isabella and just south of the BWCA border on Wednesday. The fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is one of the largest on record in the state, and just under half of the access points into the wilderness were closed to campers by midday Wednesday. Fewer than 50 buildings, including cabins, had been evacuated. (Brian Peterson / Star Tribune)

  • Fire crews dig a fire line on the southern edge of the Pagami Creek Fire, north of Isabella and just south of the BWCA border on Wednesday. The fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is one of the largest on record in the state, and just under half of the access points into the wilderness were closed to campers by midday Wednesday. Fewer than 50 buildings, including cabins, had been evacuated. (Brian Peterson / Star Tribune)
  • Mary Shedd, public information officer for the Forest Service, steps outside in the falling snow Wednesday afternoon to get better reception for a phone call. The cooler weather and precipitation helped to keep the fire mostly in check Wednesday. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Joyce Scott hauls balsam fir trees cut by her son Nate Scott (right) as they work to create a fire line around their home on Nine Mile Lake east of Finland on Wednesday. The family was doing what they could to take preventative measures against the fire. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Gary Scott uses a bulldozer to move trees his family and friends cut to create a fire line near their home on Nine Mile Lake on Wednesday. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Jack and Holly Morris describe how difficult it was emotionally to move their belongings from their home on Wilson Lake. The lake and their property is potentially in the forest fire's path. "I sobbed," said Holly. "It was our dream home." (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Joyce Scott (left) helps her friend Holly Morris carry her belongings to the Scotts' home on Nine Mile Lake on Wednesday. Morris and her husband were told to evacuate their home on nearby Wilson Lake due to fire danger. The Morrises will be staying there until the danger passes. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)