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1. It smells more like rotten wood burning here in Cleveland.

Reply to Prairie Gates (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:08 PM

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My eyes actually started to water when I went outside this morning.

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It smells like firewood out there [View all] Prairie Gates Thursday OP

It smells more like rotten wood burning here in Cleveland. strongermessage Thursday #1

Get an N95 NIOSH mask & wear it! SheltieLover Thursday #2

It smells more like burning tires or plastic to me. Ocelot II Thursday #3

Visibility is down to less than 1/2 mile west of Milwaukee 31j20b3 Thursday #4

It is bad here in Minnesota. ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #5

I describe it as smelling like those old wood burning engraving tools. Chasstev365 Thursday #6

Yes, I agree Prairie Gates Thursday #7

I'm in St Lawrence County, NY-21 Karma13612 Thursday #8

Chenango County here. H2O Man Thursday #31

My sympathies! Karma13612 7 hrs ago #35

How close are the Canadian fires to the u.s. northern border for the smoke to be so strong? mwmisses4289 Thursday #9

My understanding is there is a huge fire in the US SUperior National Forest 31j20b3 Thursday #10

Western suburbs of Chicago here Cadfael Thursday #11

I noticed when I went outside in Ohio I could doc03 Thursday #12

Holy Moly! mwmisses4289 Thursday #13

Just looked at the map. calimary Thursday #19

Wow!! I live in SC now and my family and friends in livetohike Thursday #26

In NE OH here near Youngstown Diamond_Dog Thursday #14

My sister texted me some pics. They aren't leaving livetohike Thursday #27

It's bad. Diamond_Dog Thursday #32

I'm in rural north WI and it smells just like a campfire. Talitha Thursday #15

Maybe Prairie Gates Thursday #17

Nah. It smells brutal in Northeastern Minnesota. WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #29

Westchester County, NY legallyblondeNYC Thursday #16

Even though the multiple fires in my state are nowhere near me, I niyad Thursday #18

Here too. WI near IL border. Figarosmom Thursday #20

Local weather reports say air is now hazardous... BH liberal Thursday #21

The smell has now permeated my house in midcoast Maine. Bumbles Thursday #22

Where Are You? PJMcK Thursday #23

Has Trump fire bombed Canada and we haven't been told? Jus' askin'. twodogsbarking Thursday #24

Apologies for this not in the music section but I had to do it. twodogsbarking Thursday #25

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Thursday #28

Essex County NJ Mossfern Thursday #30

In Upper Michigan, ash is drifting down from the sky Kaleva Thursday #33

: ( electric_blue68 Thursday #34