smoke

A cover of smoke wafted across my home Wednesday.  It really worried me that I had not paid attention and the fire was near. I was at quilting and came out to a smoke covered church parking lot.  Bemidji was covered.   
"The smoke that is permeating the air in Beltrami County is coming from the wildfire that is raging across the north end of Beltrami County starting in the Fourtown area,” a statement from the Beltrami County Emergency Management Department stated Wednesday. It added that the fire started 100 miles northwest of Bemidji and is moving east/northeast.    Maybe something good will come from the storm that is scheduled by the weather service.  Snow is different than rain as the snow holds the moisture there while rain dissipates into the ground.  Only in Minnsota can you a a ban ban one day and a snow storm warning the next.   

The North Minnie Fire near Fourtown, north of Lower Red Lake, grew at least four miles to the northeast with the strong winds and low humidity on Tuesday. According to news statements sent out Wednesday, the fire traveled about eight miles from its origin.

 
 

“If you see someone illegally burning, don’t just ignore it,” Nelson said. “Call 911 and let’s get it stopped.”