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Mich. Wildfire Closes State Park

Posted: 4:53 PM May 26, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press

NEWBERRY, Mich. (AP) -- Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Peninsula is closed because of a wildfire that has burned more than 17,000 acres.

The fire, known as the Duck Lake Fire, is in Luce County, north of Newberry. State officials describe it as long and narrow, stretching 11 miles north to Lake Superior. Access has been tricky because there are few roads. The fire began Wednesday after a lightning strike.

More than 40 structures have been threatened and six are lost. It's not clear whether they were homes or outbuildings.