8/20/08 – As of tonight, campfires are banned in a large portion of the BWCA Wilderness. The banned area includes most of the area around Sawbill, Baker, Brule and Homer Lakes. All of the area north and east of Sawbill is in the ban area. The ban area extends west of Sawbill through Phoebe Lake along the Lady Chain route. There is no ban out of the Kawishiwi Lake entry point until you get north of the Kawishiwi River just above Malberg Lake. There is a map available showing the restricted area (large file). – Bill