My mom spoke to my aunt who is up there, and she said that the back burn that jumped the lake went north with the winds and then the winds doubled back to come from the north, blowing flames across the lake. This is all third hand, but it fits into what I am hearing.
Scary stuff, the prime quote being "mother nature is in control"
UPDATE 9:20 Getting some good news from the central command, I found this published at 8:30 tonight on their web page:
In preparation of an expected wind shift, a burnout operation was conducted by firefighters late yesterday afternoon west of Gunflint Lake and north of Magnetic Road. This burnout was critical in fire suppression operations. Containment lines are holding. There remains a major concern for long-range spotting in and amongst structures on the south side of both Gunflint and Loon lakes. There has been some spotting, but no additional structures have been reported lost. An estimated 200 residences and over 20 commercial operations remain threatened.
Thats good news if its true. Who to believe?
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