@fox9mn: A Minnesota camp found an incredible way to protect its historic canoes from nearby wildfires. Here's why staff intentionally sank 19 wooden canoes into the bottom of a lake. #Minnesota #Wildfires #BoundaryWaters #Ely #CampWidjiwagan #News #FOX9
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Friday 24 July 2026 19:44:39 GMT
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torta__loverr :
Did he just ask how to sink a boat? 💀 my guess is you fill it with water
2026-07-24 21:44:27
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whut :
This is so cool! How do they plan to un-sink them?
2026-07-25 00:55:08
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z.brd101 :
Yes there active wars and the economy is fried but cover a story about sinking canoe methods
2026-07-24 23:16:38
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Trash_Panda :
Not anything new, they have found Indian canoes 🛶 that were sunk all in a row for probably the same reasons
2026-07-24 22:22:33
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Lindsaylouwho89 :
Floridians put their patio furniture into the pool to keep it from turning into projectiles during hurricanes.
2026-07-25 00:00:22
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opie1020 :
Just curious why didn’t you just anchor them to the middle of the lake?
2026-07-25 01:21:24
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Yeah.Jordan2 :
Wars going on but wooden canoes makes the new 😂😂😂😂😂 What is america
2026-07-25 14:46:09
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Chamaco Jackson :
hmm, couldn't they just tie them up out in the water?
2026-07-24 21:43:54
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Blossompossum :
“What did you put in it?!” “…water”
2026-07-25 00:38:04
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amychilton143 :
This is such a beautiful photo, I would love to see this framed
2026-07-25 01:53:50
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mike :
wouldn't keeping them as far away from shore as possible while still floating work?
2026-07-25 00:50:05
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jax_degen :
Lowkey could be a genius war tactic
2026-07-25 01:01:20
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70sQuween :
This interview was so wholesome and informative.
2026-07-24 22:56:18
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MrMartian :
😂😂 man doesn't know buyoncy
2026-07-24 22:46:39
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Wilee_C :
This guy is a great spokesman for the camp.
2026-07-25 00:00:02
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patricio9340 :
Cool story bro
2026-07-24 20:25:41
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Brandy Gardipe :
this is wat native Americans done long time ago
2026-07-25 01:22:45
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Jenna :
As a long time Warren camper, it was always so cool to see the wiji canoes when we were on trail!
2026-07-25 00:14:37
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mick2598 :
That’s a great idea
2026-07-24 20:39:23
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Paris. :
This way the salvage value goes up, not very cost-effective
2026-07-28 02:06:32
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Heyuitsmelauren :
Won’t it rot the wood?
2026-07-25 00:39:18
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venom :
good idea now the woods gonna rot under the water
2026-07-25 04:06:31
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Kara Brown :
This makes me think of the Boy Scouts evacuating their boats off sprit lake before mount at Helen’s
2026-07-26 02:20:22
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grant :
Serious questions would the canoes become water logged now?
2026-07-25 13:21:36
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Kim P :
Was sinking them easier then tying them all together and anchor them out in the water?
2026-07-25 01:28:16
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