Date to Remove Ice Fishing Shelters is Fast Approaching in Northern MN

  If you have a fish house or dark house on one of the many lakes of Northern Minnesota you have to take it down soon. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, ice-fishing shelters must be removed from waters in the northern half of Minnesota by midnight on March 19. Removal dates are [...]

Ice supplies running thin

Halfway through January, many Minnesota events that depend on ice-covered lakes are falling through. From Canada to Iowa, weeks of freakish warmth have undermined ice cover, jeopardizing winter festivals and leading many to stay off lake ice completely. “There have been no fatalities so far, thank goodness,” said Kim Elverum, boat and water safety coordinator [...]

Cold good for eagle watching

OTTUMWA — With weather like what is currently in place in Iowa, it isn’t the time most people think about water activities. But at least two species are focusing on that right now. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the cold weather is bringing bald eagles back into the state from their northern grounds. [...]

RELATED SITES