Hazy Skies Over the Channel Bridge at Lake of the Isles

Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis surrounded by residential neighborhood and tree canopy, with hazy sky from Canadian wildfire smoke in June 2023.
Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis surrounded by residential neighborhood and tree canopy, with hazy sky from Canadian wildfire smoke in June 2023.

Lake of the Isles in June 2023, smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires pushed air quality across the Twin Cities to hazardous levels for several days.

Taken June 2023

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