Due to the great work from the firefighting crew and a little rain, there are some areas reopening. There was not enough to remove the fire ban, but enough to reopen some areas.

The Forest is rescinding the Closure Order for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) associated with the Delta Lake Fire. It will be open to visitors starting Saturday, July 24, 2021!

Forest officials are confident that it is safe to lift the closure after the completion of an infrared flight over the Delta Lake Fire this morning which detected little to no heat outside the original 62-acre footprint of the fire.
With this announcement, on Saturday, July 24, at 12:01 am, the following areas will be open to BWCAW permit holders:
- Drag Pristine Management Area
- #56-Kekekabic Trail East Entry Point
- #74-Kekekabic Trail West/Snowbank Entry Point
- The entire Kekekabic Trail
- The following lakes, campsites, and portages: Parent, Disappointment, Jitterbug, Ahsub, Becoosin, Benezie, Adventure, Rifle, Bridge, Fire.
Thank you to the firefighters who made this possible and to the community for clearing the closure area and understanding why we made the tough call to close it!

Thanks for the update. I figured this was the case re to Snowbank but was not certain and I head up twice in the next three weeks in that area.