Forest Service and local officials host informational public meetings this week, WTIP will livestream
The U.S. Forest Service, in collaboration with the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department and county officials, is holding a second informational meeting about the Little Knife Fire on Monday, July 20, at 3 p.m.
Officials will provide the latest fire updates and talk about current conditions. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions.
The meeting will be held at the Schaap Community Center. Due to limited seating and the large turnout at the first information meeting, officials encourage the public to bring a folding or camping chair, if possible.
For the public that is unable to attend the meeting, WTIP will be live streaming via video and audio on the WTIP Facebook page. Link here: https://www.facebook.
WTIP will also be live broadcasting the public meeting on our frequencies: 90.7 FM WTIP Grand Marais, 90.1 FM WGPO Grand Portage, and 89.1 WKEK Gunflint Lake. The live broadcast will be available via streaming on our website wtip.org and on the WTIP App. Access the WTIP website here: www.wtip.org.
The Little Knife Fire originated from two Canadian wildfires that merged near Ottertrack and Knife Lake near the U.S./Canada border. Earlier this week, the fire crossed the border into the U.S.
The latest estimated size of the fire as of Monday morning on the U.S. side is 4,958 acres. The Little Knife Fire has burned as far south as Ogishkemuncie Lake, approximately four miles from the western edge of Seagull Lake. Forest Service officials said that between the U.S. and Canada, the fire has burned nearly 90,000 acres as of Saturday morning.
Informational Meeting on Tuesday, July 21 in Lutsen
The U.S. Forest Service and county officials will hold a community informational meeting about the Little Knife Fire on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 p.m. during the Lutsen Town Board Meeting. The location is Lutsen Town Hall, (116 Caribou Trail.) The meeting is open to the public.
Kalli Hawkins July 19, 2026
