Big Lake recognizes 20th anniversary of devastating wildfire

A block party in Big Lake on Saturday drew happy crowds, but there was an underlying somber theme to the event. The day was dedicated to those firefighters, and community residents, who faced  the “Big One”.. the Miller’s Reach blaze of twenty years ago.
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A bronze plaque set into a boulder in front of the West Lakes fire house in Big Lake recognizes the firefighters and community residents who helped fight the Miller’s Reach fire twenty years ago. (Phot