From the NPS:
Horne Fire Update:
Park rangers closing Isle Royale in late October took one last look at the Horne Fire before heading back to Houghton for the winter. At that time, the fire was continuing to slowly smolder in a few places, mostly in the thick duff layer. Light smoke plumes could be seen on both sides of the Greenstone Ridge. The fire was left to slowly burn itself out this fall and winter as rain and snow eventually blanket the island. The final map, reflecting more accurate measurements of the burned area, showed the fire at 335 acres.
The Horne Fire started on August 10 from a suspected lightning strike on the Duncan Bay side of the Duncan – Tobin portage trail. It burned slowly until a wind event on August 21 pushed the fire and embers across the northeast end of the island, threatening historic structures in Tobin Harbor and closing multiple trails and campgrounds. Firefighters from Isle Royale, Buffalo River and Grand Tetons National Parks, Grand Portage and Fond du Lac Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa, Hiawatha National Forest, and the State of Virginia traveled to the park to work on the fire control efforts.
johnhens wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:41 am......Light smoke plumes could be seen on both sides of the Greenstone Ridge. The fire was left to slowly burn itself out this fall and winter as rain and snow eventually blanket the island. The final map, reflecting more accurate measurements of the burned area, showed the fire at 335 acres.......
That explains the light smoke plumes I saw over the Greenstone a few weeks ago on the Mott Island cam. 335 acres is a lot less than the 500+ acres originally thought. Hope to go to the Island next year and see this burn in person.
johnhens wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:41 am......Light smoke plumes could be seen on both sides of the Greenstone Ridge. The fire was left to slowly burn itself out this fall and winter as rain and snow eventually blanket the island. The final map, reflecting more accurate measurements of the burned area, showed the fire at 335 acres.......
That explains the light smoke plumes I saw over the Greenstone a few weeks ago on the Mott Island cam. 335 acres is a lot less than the 500+ acres originally thought. Hope to go to the Island next year and see this burn in person.
Was hoping to get over there or at least into Tobin on our Sept. trip. Hope to get there next year. Good fuel reduction burn!!
