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Albert Lea to host 2019 Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener

Fountain Lake in Albert Lea will host the 2019 event from May 9-12. The announcement was made late Saturday as this year's event was wrapping up at Green Lake near Willmar.

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Family traditions renewed on Minnesota's fishing opener

Family traditions renewed on Minnesota's fishing opener

It took a lot of patience for Minnesotans to make it through the long winter to reach this spring's opener — and it's that patience, lifelong fisherman Walter Jordan said, that's the most important virtue a good angler needs.
by Nina Moini

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Mississippi River paddlers attempt to break record

Mississippi River paddlers attempt to break record

Three paddlers set off from the Mississippi River headwaters Thursday morning, canoe pointed Gulfward. They're hoping to make it to the mouth of the river in a little more than two weeks - and break the existing world record.
by John Enger

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Will the wild rice saga end amicably before Legislature adjourns?

Will the wild rice saga end amicably before Legislature adjourns?

Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed lawmakers' attempt to get rid of a longstanding but rarely enforced rule aimed at protecting wild rice, but it's not clear if the two sides will be able to settle their differences by the May 21 adjournment.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Tribal members to net, spear on Lake Bemidji in latest treaty protest

Tribal members to net, spear on Lake Bemidji in latest treaty protest

White Earth and Leech Lake members plan to go out on Lake Bemidji Friday with spears and gill nets, hoping again to force Minnesota to recognize fishing rights they believe were guaranteed by an 1855 treaty.
by John Enger

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In Green Lake, clearer water may be signs of trouble ahead

In Green Lake, clearer water may be signs of trouble ahead

Zebra mussels have made a lake known for water clarity even clearer. The long-term impact of the change is a lot murkier.
by Kirsti Marohn

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