Lake of the Woods News

With the Emo Walleye Classic set to go tomorrow, the Rainy River is at a 10-year high for this time of year, having come up six feet in the last week.

Columbia Parks and Recreation's outdoor pools will open for the summer on May 25! These facilities include Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center, Lake of the Woods Pool, Douglass Family Aquatic Center and Little Mates Cove at Twin Lakes.

Lyle A. Gianiny, 91, of Locust Grove died peacefully at his home in Lake of the Woods on April 20, 2013, with his wife, Margaret, at his side.

A wildfire burning at the border of Kern and Ventura counties has prompted local air officials to issue a health cautionary statement for smoke impacts in the vicinity of Frazier Park in Kern County, including Lebec, Lake of the Woods and Pine Mountain Club.

The Lake of the Woods Youth Hockey Association held a regular meeting on April 16.

Eddison Clayton, a student at Grant Park High School, listens to the MADD presentation Friday.

The Lake of the Woods Municipal Water District said that the well feeding the water to the town is drying up.

The late spring has delayed sturgeon spawning in key Minnesota and Wisconsin waters.