BARAGA COUNTY, MI— The Summit Lake Fire in Baraga County continues to grow.
It was discovered Friday in the northwest corner of the McCormick Wilderness between Summit Lake and Evergreen Lake.
The U.S. Forest Service says the wildfire expanded to 225 acres Tuesday, mostly on the southwest portion toward the wilderness boundary and around Evergreen Lake.
Officials say fire activity has mainly been terrain- and wind- driven. The rest of the perimeter is creeping and smoldering with interior pockets of heavy ground fuels being consumed.
Fire crews continue to work toward containing the fire and air tankers are dropping water. The so-called “Fire Bosses” were able to stop progression before the fire crossed the wilderness boundary.
At this time, there are no closures or threatened structures.
