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October 7th marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Forest Fire of 1910 which raged across a vast area of Northern Minnesota. The fire destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres of forest land, leveled the town of Baudette and its sister village of Spooner, and wiped out the communities of Pitt, Graceton and Cedar Spur. Approximately forty people died and thousands were left homeless with winter fast approaching. The 1910 fire was one of the most significant forest fires in Minnesota history and as a direct result of this catastrophe funds were approved by the legislature to establish the Minnesota Forestry Service with its system of forest rangers and forestry districts.
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