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Smackem33

05/15/2025 08:07AM

What are your thoughts? Anyone else heading in Fri morning? Heading through Agnes to llc. What circumstances do you cancel a trip?

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05/15/2025 09:48AM

The wind is shifting to be coming from the north and west. The smoke should clear up pretty quickly up in the BWCA once this front hits.

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Art Vandelay

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05/15/2025 08:21PM

Smoke shouldn’t be a problem this weekend. Wind, rain, cold, and possibly snow might all be reasons to push your trip back.

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egknuti

05/19/2025 05:58PM

Smackem33: "What are your thoughts? Anyone else heading in Fri morning? Heading through Agnes to llc. What circumstances do you cancel a trip?
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I thought that was an invitation

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bn3

Guest Paddler

05/19/2025 07:14PM

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/wildfire-smoke-air-quality-maps.html

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Onthefly6

05/21/2025 01:07PM

egknuti: "
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I thought that was an invitation "
I thought the same thing, lol

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520eek

05/31/2025 10:21PM

egknuti: "
Smackem33: "What are your thoughts? Anyone else heading in Fri morning? Heading through Agnes to llc. What circumstances do you cancel a trip?
"

I thought that was an invitation "

LOLOLOLOL

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it!

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Kendis

06/01/2025 07:16AM

The weekend of 5/31 - 6/2 has "unhealthy for everyone" levels of air quality due to Canadian wildfire smoke. The sunrise and sunset colors have been deep, rich red.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency alert

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MikeinMpls

06/02/2025 09:10AM

I have asthma and this weekend was very rough for me in Minneapolis. A week ago, at Alder Lake, my breathing was fine, though I don't know if anything shifted or became worse in that time.

Mike

I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.

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Kendis

06/02/2025 03:07PM

The alert has been extended through Wednesday 12:00 noon.

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RedLakePaddler

06/03/2025 04:48PM

I am in Thief River Falls MN a couple hundred miles west of Ely.
Yesterday I didn’t go out because the smoke was very bad.
Today we are close to normal. With the weather moving that way I would imagine it would be good over there in a day or two.
Have a good trip and be careful with fires.
Carl

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ducks

06/04/2025 09:05AM

MikeinMpls: "I have asthma and this weekend was very rough for me in Minneapolis. A week ago, at Alder Lake, my breathing was fine, though I don't know if anything shifted or became worse in that time.

Mike"

I also have asthma and I just got home after being on Smoke Lake for a few days. LOL . Smoke Lake. Definitely hazy but I was fine. This morning at home in central MN having coffee with the windows open I can taste it and feel it in my lungs.

Ride EZ

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