Tofte

Mike Creger Forum News Service ST. PAUL -- The June 8 fire at Bluefin Bay Resort in Tofte has been ruled accidental in a report issued Tuesday by the State Fire Marshal’s Office in St. Paul. The fire, which damaged six rental units at a loss of $1.5 million, was...

TOFTE, Minn. - A preliminary investigation is focusing on a wood-burning fireplace and chimney as the possible cause of a weekend fire at a popular resort in northeast Minnesota. Owner and general manager Dennis Rysdahl of Bluefin Bay resort says he provided a fire marshal with...

By Sam Cook, Duluth News Tribune Bill Hansen, who with his wife, Cindy, owns Sawbill Canoe Outfitters at the end of the road north of Tofte, experienced what he called “the sighting of a lifetime” Saturday evening. He was headed to town about 7 p.m. when, on a back road...