In this great day of the internet, it is so amazing to be able to view locations and facilities before you even get to visit. It’s also a great way to stay connected to the area you love. It’s possible to watch the weather or even see motel rooms, lodges and the terrain of areas you are interested in. Here you will see an overhead view of the dock at Baudette Bay in the City of Baudette.

Lake of the Woods uses many tools to help people view the area. Right now, ice is forming on the bays and the big lake. Very often people either fly over the lake and take pictures or use these great devices to let the public know just what’s happening through Mother Nature.

Social media is a great tool also to see what’s happening at individual resorts and especially be notified of special events and fishing victories found in each location. Check us out at: www.facebook.com/lakeofthewoodsmn. Check out this video of early ice captured by a drone over the Rainy River leading to Four Mile Bay and Big Traverse. www.facebook.com/BorderViewLodge/videos/1481582372338002.

This early ice shot of the lake got people very excited to see how the ice has been forming on the lake. Lake of the Woods is a world class fishery and may I say “thousands” of anglers come to visit the area each year and experience fishing through the ice. It’s an incredible view as ice houses dot the horizon to provide an actual “village” on the lake.

Another great way to look at the lake and facilities here that sometimes gets forgotten is the use of webcams around the lake.  Webcams allow guests who can access the internet to see conditions in real time the conditions, weather, waves, boat activity, etc where the camera is located.  There are many webcam options on Lake of the Woods, the Rainy River and up at the NW Angle.

I will mention right here that you must bear with individual locations and their equipment as we all know they sometimes face technical difficulties.

Here is a listing of webcams around the area used to view their area.

Flag Island Webcam.  Let’s begin at the northernmost point of the contiguous United States, the NW Angle.  A really cool webcam that can actually be controlled by those who are watching it at the time.  Viewers can choose from a variety of pre-set locations which gives the viewer a great view of the area.  This camera is very high up and can see over the trees gaining nice views all around Flag Island.

Flag Island Dock Cam.  There is also a webcam located on the dock which gives a totally different perspective.

Arnesen’s Rocky Point Webcam.  On the southwest portion of Big Traverse Bay is Arnesen’s Rocky Point.  This is a great area to watch a variety of boat and ice fishing traffic coming and going from the resort.  Arnesen’s looks out over Muskeg Bay on the southwest corner of Lake of the Woods.

Morris Point Lakeview Lodge Webcam.  On the south shore of the lake, Morris Point offers a webcam providing a nice look at the vast waters or ice of Big Traverse Bay.  This is an interesting perspective not only for weather and waves, but also to watch traffic come and go on the lake.  Perfect when you want to be there but have to settle to checking in from your computer.

Border View Lodge Webcam.  Overlooking the Rainy River right next to the Wheeler’s Point public access is the Border View camera.  Their webcam gives a great view of the Rainy River looking both north towards Four Mile Bay and south up river.  It also shows Canada which is located half way across the Rainy River.  A great view to check out the activity on the river.

Typically, there will be boat traffic from April into November and then based on Mother Nature, some ice traffic with the snowmobile trail and sometimes bombardiers if the river ice gets thick enough.  Other views include views of the docks and resort area.  The camera is preset to move to different positions.  This is also a fun camera to check out.

These cameras are also great to view the variety of bird activity throughout the year.  There is a great migration both in the spring and fall that is exceptional.

Weather events are also very interesting to viewers.  Being nice and cozy while checking into the various weather events in the area is something of interest to many.  From the beautiful sunrises and sunsets to storms moving through the area, they are all part of life and interesting at the same time.

It is also interesting to see the various perspectives from the Rainy River, big open waters of Big Traverse Bay and the islands area of the NW Angle.

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