The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is considered by many to be one of the top scenic destinations in Minnesota.  Roughly 10 percent of the area has been burned in a forest fire which started August 18th. The park is home to a significant portion of Minnesota’s moose population. While biologists state that the damage could actually benefit the moose, damage to the park could hamper Explore Minnesota’s efforts to posit the region as a place of calm and serenity. While communities across Minnesota assist in firefighting efforts, Oakdale writer Jeff Roberts shares his first-person account of traveling through the Boundary Waters…