Small business owners in northeastern Minnesota say the Boundary Waters wildfires have devastated the region's tourism industry. One canoe outfitter said he lost 98 percent of his July revenue to cancellations as local leaders call for state relief to help businesses recover.
Northeast Minnesota wildfires causing disastrous economic impacts to tourism industrySmall business owners in northeastern Minnesota told their state legislators Friday that the wildfires that have been burning in and around the Boundary Waters for almost a month have had a “disastrou...www.mprnews.org