Seney News

With over 50 percent of the Duck Lake wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula under control, authorities have openedA Tahquamenon Falls State Park , which was closed for nearly a week.

Officials say a wildfire in the Seney National Wildlife Refuge that burned more than 5 square miles of Michigan's Upper Peninsula is roughly 95% contained.

A fast-moving wildfire fed by dry conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula burned Friday, consuming at least 9,500 acres, or nearly 15 square miles, and prompting evacuations, officials said.The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said the blaze it's calling the Duck Lake Fire was in an area of Luce County north of Newberry that includes Lake ... (more)

The wildfire at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge continues to burn. The fires have now consumed more than 3200 acres of forest.

NEWS RELEASE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ******************************* Due to an approaching wildfire, MDOT may need to close M-28 between Shingleton and Seney.

The fire was believed to be started by a strike of lightning Sunday night, and it was discovered Monday morning Read more: Local , Environment , Weather , News , Wildfire , Seney Wildfire , Lightning Strike , Six Hundred Acres Destroyed , Seney , M 28 , M 77 , Fishing Loop , Seney Wildlife Refuge , Fire Crews , Natural Barriers , Ecosystem , ... (more)

According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, the fire is south of M-28, west of M-77, and just north of the fishing loop located on the Refuge.