COMMENTARY: Fire means flee: Hiker’s firsthand account of Isle Royale’s Mt. Franklin wildfire
Ren Brabanec recounts their experience witnessing a wildfire while hiking on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Read the full story by Northern Express.
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