ISLE ROYALE, Mich. — Rangers have contained only 30 acres of a 200-acre wildfire on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park. Planes have been scooping water from Lake Superior and making drops on hot spots. Historic cabins from the early 1900s on Tobin Harbor were in the fire’s path but were saved. Liz Valencia, a National Park Service spokesperson, spokeswoman, said lightning started the fire August 10.
Isle Royale. Except for National Park rangers and backpackers in the summer, the 200-square mile island off Thunder Bay, Ontario is unpopulated – except for moose and wolves.
Tobin Harbor. A fore has been burning two weeks on island’s north end. Image: National Park Service