On the afternoon of Friday, May 15, 2026, a rapidly spreading wildfire ignited approximately three miles north of Two Harbors, Minnesota, in Lake County, along the U.S. Highway 61 and Lake County Highway 3 corridor on Minnesota’s North Shore. Within days, and despite suppression efforts, the fire destroyed 34 structures, including at least eight primary residences and 26 outbuildings. It forced mandatory evacuations across multiple communities between Two Harbors and Castle Danger.