Creel clerks from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be traveling the lake by boat to conduct interviews with anglers through September.
We wanted to try an adventure riding from Duluth to Cook, MN with just our sleds and whatever gear we could haul. Would the sleds make it? Would we be able to handle the brutal cold?
The Minnesota Fishing Opener is just over 3 weeks away. An update yesterday from guides at Fortune Bay Casino show how much ice is still on the lake, and it is not looking good.
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Department has reported the first incident of a vehicle falling through the ice this season. On Thursday night December 7, a truck driven by Vincent Vesel broke through the ice on Lake Vermilion between Stuntz Bay and Ely Island.
The Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota is planning a full scale push for funding for the newly-established Lake Vermilion State Park during the 2014 session.