Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest.

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By IZZY ROSS Michigan Advance Canadian wildfire smoke that blew into the Great Lakes region is expected to clear from northern Michigan this weekend — at least for now. The Michigan Air Quality Division said Thursday morning that the heavy smoke across the Upper Peninsula was already clearing out.

The National Incident Management Organization announced the Horse River fire was 100% contained as of Sunday. The fire, which spread to 13 acres, had to be fought by firefighters who rappelled from helicopters into the remote area.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air quality health advisory for Sunday due to the smoke

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has caused hazy skies in Rochester, affecting air quality in the area. News10NBC spoke with Dr. Daniel Croft, a pulmonology professor at URMC, about who is most impacted by the smoke.

In the upper Midwest of the United States, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have issued air quality warnings as smoke from the Prairie wildfires is dragged south by a cold front. Those warnings expanded into the Northeast, causing some hazy skies.