

MTT. Minnesota Tournament Trail
NWT. National Walleye Tour
AIM. Angler’s Insight Marketing
Chili Bowl, Border View Lodge
Arnesen’s, Summer Tournament
River Bend Resort, Ladies tournament
Zippel Bay Resort, Northern Pike Tournament
AND MORE!
Weighing in at 2 tons and measuring 40 feet long, Willie Walleye is definitely in keeping with Minnesota’s Paul Bunyan style proportions! He is the biggest lunker ever to be produced in Lake of the Woods and is the mascot for the Walleye Capital of the World. He is located on International Drive overlooking the Baudette Bay. Willie made his showbiz debut on June 21, 1959 and is probably the most photographed walleye in the world. Willie Walleye Day is an annual celebration held in June in Baudette. The park is often home to local events such as fishing tournaments and other celebrations.
Zippel Bay State Park is located ten miles northeast of Williams, Minnesota on Lake of the Woods.
Entrance to the park is from Lake of the Woods County State Aid Highway 8. Camping, beaches, hiking/geocaching, fishing/boating, and vast blueberry picking are some of the great summer activities available in the park. During the winter months, visitors love the miles of cross country and snowshoe trails, along side with many snowmobile trails. With all of these great elements, Zippel Bay State park is a destination for all year family fun!
Franz Jevne State Park Secluded and peaceful, this park offers picturesque views of
Ontario and the Rainy River. Short paths and a boat launch offer access to the river for fishing, where anglers can catch walleyes, northerns, smallmouth bass and sturgeon. Rustic campsites are available with pit toilets, and a hand pump for water. A picnic area overlooks Sault Rapids.
BBSRA has been called Minnesota’s last true wilderness. This two-part recreation area includes a northern unit and a southern unit. The 500-square-mile peat bog, the largest in the lower 48 states, is located in the northern unit. A mile-long boardwalk, completed in 2005, enables visitors to get a first-hand look at the unique plant and animal life of this rare resource. The bog, which has long been a source of medicinal plants for the Ojibwe Indians, represented a barrier to European settlers who tried in vain to drain it. Today, many of the native plants, including yellow-eyed grass, bog rush and two kinds of sundews, are on Minnesota’s endangered or threatened species list. From orchids to carnivorous plants to rare birds, visitors will see a mixture of fascinating and rare resources.
The southern unit includes a campground with 31 campsites (26 electric sites) winterized camper cabins, a sandy beach, picnic grounds, and great fishing.