Outfitters and resort owners enlisted to help evacuate Boundary Waters paddlers
The U.S. Forest Service asked operators with towboat permits to help haul out dozens of paddlers threatened by the spreading Camp Fire near Ely.
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The U.S. Forest Service asked operators with towboat permits to help haul out dozens of paddlers threatened by the spreading Camp Fire near Ely.
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The Twin Cities area also remains under an excessive heat warning Thursday.

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The U.S. Forest Service asked operators with towboat permits to help haul out dozens of paddlers threatened by the spreading Camp Fire near Ely.
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