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Friends remember ‘Aulneau Jack’ Wollack, a Northwest Angle personality

Known as “Aulneau Jack” to some, Wollack made a solo canoe trip around the Aulneau Peninsula on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods when he was 75 years old.

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Good days or bad, Curt Quesnell tells it like it is on Lake of the Woods

Curt Quesnell of NCOR Fishing Guide Service has developed quite a following on YouTube with his regular NCOR Lake of the Woods video segments.

January 20, 2023 07:00 AM

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Owners of Ballard’s Black Island fishing camp on Lake of the Woods make the best of a challenging summer

Fishing might have been tough in the preceding days, but apparently these walleyes hadn’t gotten the memo. We enjoyed walleye action that was nearly nonstop on this balmy Thursday in August.

August 19, 2022 07:00 AM

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Buoys at Key West, Northwest Angle lead to fundraising drive, potential for future collaborations

Wondering if there was anything Key West could do to help people at the Angle, Paul Menta came up with the idea of a fundraiser to benefit kids in both communities.

July 16, 2022 06:30 AM

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Minnesota's Backyard: Near the northern border, campers and hikers find quiet recreation at Hayes Lake State Park

The 12th stop on our tour of 20 Minnesota State Parks is a peaceful alternative to nearby Lake of the Woods. The man-made body of water at Hayes Lake State Park features panfish, a beach, a campground and myriad recreation opportunities for visitors to one of Minnesota's northernmost counties.

July 22, 2021 07:00 AM

By Jess Myers

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Dokken: Lake of the Woods winter creel survey sheds light on ice fishing pressure, harvest

Anglers logged just over 2.7 million hours of ice fishing time on the big lake from December through early March, just shy of the record 2.8 million hours the survey tallied during the winter of 2019-20.

May 10, 2021 06:05 AM

By Brad Dokken

30 mile ice road built to save resorts on the Northwest Angle

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Cut off by Canada, locals build 30-mile ice road from isolated section of Minnesota to U.S.

An isolated section of Minnesota has built their own ice road to keep connected with the rest of the state.

February 03, 2021 10:47 AM

By Matt Henson

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Watch 8-year-old Lula King reel in a 40-inch northern pike on Lake of the Woods

The pike, which hit a jig tipped with a fathead minnow on 4-pound braided line, tangled five other lines and pulled a rod down the hole.

January 20, 2021 09:03 AM

By Brad Dokken

Sports

Angler's two-day hot streak on Lake of the Woods simply epic

“At one point I landed five fish over 27 inches in about 20 minutes,” writes TJ Harig of Campbell, Minn. “I was all by myself, and I got to a point (where) I just quit measuring fish and stopped taking pictures so I could get a bait back in the water.”

July 07, 2020 06:20 AM

By Brad Dokken

Sports

Myers: Border closure just the latest historic challenge in reaching Minnesota's Northwest Angle and islands

The Canadian border is currently closed to tourists and cabin owners who want to access Minnesota's Northwest Angle and islands in Lake of the Woods. It is prompting many to travel there the way folks did 50 years ago, via a long, windy, bouncy trip over 40-plus miles of open water. But the destination always has made the journey worthwhile.

May 23, 2020 06:02 AM

By Jess Myers

Sports

COVID-19 means this year's Minnesota fishing opener as much about apprehension as anticipation

“You’re going to have different perspectives. Some people won’t go at all, some people would have never quit going if they had the chance, and there’s people in the middle that might say, ‘All right, I’m going to go, but I’m really going to take some precautions here.’ So I think that’s where people are at,” said Joe Henry, executive director of Lake of the Woods Tourism.

May 02, 2020 08:02 AM

By Brad Dokken

Sports

At the Northwest Angle, breakup is (mostly) business as usual

As has been the case for 100 years, the handful of people who live on the islands of Lake of the Woods are preparing for ice out, and social distancing is the norm, even with the coronavirus pandemic changing life in some small ways.

March 31, 2020 07:30 AM

By Jess Myers

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Hunting and fishing event highlights Lake of the Woods

It was Monday, Oct. 7, the first morning of a “Wings and Walleyes” hunting and fishing event that brought a small crew of media from the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers — AGLOW, for short — and outdoor industry partners to River Bend Resort on the Rainy River for a taste of what Lake of the Woods country offers in the fall.

October 15, 2019 07:00 AM

By Brad Dokken / Forum News Service