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People travel from all over the world to fish Lake of the Woods, shared between Minnesota and Canada. It’s one of the region’s best fishing lakes for a variety of […]

The billboard on International Drive in Baudette leading to and from Canada received a major facelift.  With an older sign that had seen it’s better days, it was time.  Rotting […]

Ingredients 3 c med rye flour 1/2 c dark molasses 1/4 c shortening 1 T salt 2 1/2 hot water 1 pkg active dry yeast 4 c white flour Directions […]

This years Zippel Bay Pike Tournament was again, a success.  Speaking with owner, Nick Painovich (pictured in the middle of the winners), over 400 pike were caught.  “A lot of […]

            The lake is currently 80% open. Some areas like the NW Angle, Lighthouse Gap, and Zippel Bay are all ice free. We will have […]

With the sturgeon season this spring so far being catch and release only, the “keep one” season opened this weekend and did not let down anglers. Consistent fishing as anglers […]

*Credit to the Lake of the Woods County History Archives   Willie Walleye, the 40-foot, 2 ½ ton fish which has come to symbolize the Lake of the Woods, originated […]

If you have been following Lake of the Woods at all the past couple of years, it is probably no surprise the success the Lake Sturgeon has made.  The Rainy […]

Ingredients 1 c fine bread crumbs 1/2 c flour 1 tsp cornstarch 1 3/4 tsp onion powder 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp sage or poultry seasoning 1 tsp paprika […]

Approximate harvest times for local berries: blueberries, mid-to end of July; chokecherries, mid-August; June berries, mid-July; high bush cranberries, September; huckleberries, mid-to end of [...]