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WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 15, 2021 Lake of the Woods Tourism Testifies at U.S. Senate Hearing It’s not every day a destination marketing organization such as Lake of the Woods Tourism gets [...]

The historic Rainy River is the original “Voyageur’s Highway,” which linked the entire Great Lakes area with the northern waterways of Canada. Lake of the Woods hosted early trading posts in the [...]

A original television production from Prairie Public just won a Silver Telly Award for it’s wonderful story about Minnesota’s NW Angle.  “The Northwest Angle: Minnesota’s Best Kept [...]

Lake of the Woods is known as an exciting vacation spot for many many reasons. Of course, fishing is #1, but did you know we have a great location for mountain biking? Load up your bike and plan [...]

The NW Angle has gotten it’s share of publicity this year.  Unfortunately, not for always the right reasons.  The Angle has been cut off from civilization as the Canadian border has been [...]

The Golden Years.  For many, they are golden, for others, not so much.  With the physical body and mind not being as fit as they used to be, once loved activities like getting on the water used [...]

Minnesota’s State Flower is the Showy Lady Slipper and Lake of the Woods is the spot to view this spectacular flower.  Since 1925, the state has regulated the collection and commercial sale of [...]

One of the very common navigation routes used by anglers up at Lake of the Woods is traveling from the mouth of the Rainy River through Four Mile Bay to Lake of the Woods through the Lighthouse [...]

Take a Kid Fishing has been an exiting event for the past several years at Lake of the Woods and it is no different for 2021. Minnesotans 15 and younger don’t need fishing licenses any time of [...]

If you have not fished Lake of the Woods during the open water seasons, it can be intimidating.  There are so many different areas to fish, a wide variety of resorts and hotels to stay at around [...]