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Please be aware of the Loon chick on the south bay of Island Lake near Minister's Point. Look for the signs.

The ice is out on both lakes but the temps are hovering around 40ish degrees with no end in sight. At least this year we will be able to fish on opener next week in a boat and not on a sled...haha. You'll have to wear long undies and carry hand warmers, though. The website has been updated with the

We survived the polar vortex here at the lake and it left us with a nice "dusting" of snow. Our resident Lake Association Vice President measured and found 27 inches of the white stuff covering the decks and driveways around Island and Mud Lakes. Whew. Spring ahead indeed. On a sadder note, we lost

The ice went out on Mud Lake between 10 am and noon today...yippee!

While searching out a raccoon, Leo Offerman and his son, Alan, found this little fawn sleeping at the edge of the pond.

The ice went out on Mud Lake sometime last night, April 21st 2019

On December 28th we had 17" of snow on the ground! Since then the snow has melted a little and compacted...we have about 11" of snow on the ground right now.

July 14th was one windy night. Our lakes area lost power for 8 or 9 hours, some lost trees, and there were leaves and branches everywhere. Yikes. By Tuesday, most of the trees were cleared off the roads BUT some people have LOTS of sawing left to do. Be careful.

Please contact Joe Banks at (218) 821-9314 or theoriginaljoebanks@gmail.com . Remember that spring and fall are VERY BUSY times and there are some guidelines when using this trailer. Please click HERE for more info.

The forecast for our area is 55° by this weekend. Sadly, the all too short snowmobile season is done:( Bring on the warmer weather we are soooo ready for it. For those of you who feed the birds...spring is a critical time...especially this winter with all the snow we've had. Best choices for feedi

The phones have started ringing and the trailer reservations have started. Make sure you call one of our cell phones if you want to reach us. Our landline is just for decoration these days. :)

I left a message for Mark Bacigalupi of MN DNR Fisheries regarding the status of Walleye stocking Island Lake. On Monday March 19th I received a return call from Mike Knapp, Mark' assistant and he informed that Island Lake was stocked with 150 lbs of Walleye fingerlings in October of 2017. That's ap