Canadian wildfire smoke engulfs Michigan's Mackinac Bridge, causing it to disappear
"Unfortunately, what you're seeing today is not fog surrounding the @mackinacbridge but smoke coming from the wildfires and our neighbors to the North," the Mackinac Bridge Authority posted on X on Wednesday.
For days, skies in Michigan have been a dull, chalky near-white. The smoke from some 77 out-of-control wildfires in Canada has been dominating the skies over the state.
The level of air quality degradation varies from year to year — 2023 was a particularly bad year for wildfire smoke over Michigan. Last year, not so much. In 2025, the smoke has returned.
The view from the bridge Thursday, June 5, is a bit clearer, but you can still see the smoke from the fires.
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