Lake of the Woods News

This fawn was bedded down in a narrow space by Tammy Opyc's home Tuesday and caused her concern in case the mother encountered either herself or her animals in the area.

No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region region on May 29. One fire still active in the region is Kenora District Fire Number 36.

When a tribal elder on Lake of the Woods saw the birch-bark canoe Talon Stammen was building, the native was quick with a quip.

A trip to the south end of Lake of the Woods and Rainy River First Nation on May 11 was eye-opening for Valleyview Grades 4 and 6 classes.

The recent rain trend is forecast to continue through to at least mid-week, with predicted amounts of rainfall of 10-20 mm for the southern sectors of the Northwest Region by day's end.

The third annual Boobie Nights is bigger than ever this year, which is good news for the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation.

Gov. Terry Branstad says he has accepted the resignation of Roger Lande as director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, effective Friday.

More rain across a majority of the region overnight and throughout the day Thursday kept the fire hazard low in Northwestern Ontario.

A second pair of plovers laid their first egg at the beach just as the long weekend was kicking off, this time picking a spot that was much further south than where the birds have traditionally nested.

Caitlynn Stranger might not seem like a role model. She's not a CEO or a globe-trotting philanthropist.

City operations manager Rick Perchuk related the results of a divers' inspection of the Coney Island Wharf to city councillors at committee of the whole Monday, May 14.

Presented by Lake of the Woods Shrine Club and Winnipeg's Khartum Shriners, the circus program featured aerial and high wire performers, acrobatic dogs, clowns and BMX demonstrations.

Legendary explorer and map maker David Thompson worked on the International Boundary Survey from 1817 to 1827.

It's still a work in progress but by mid-August business partners Steve Wells and Mike Klassen will be opening their new steakhouse on Kenora's waterfront at Matheson Ave.

The Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association has evolved from a small but feisty group of cottagers, to become a major player and stakeholder welcomed at discussion tables in and around Northwestern Ontario.

I am writing in response to two letters in the April 29 FLS ["HOAs have too much power over homeowners" and "Lake of the Woods rules, policies too intrusive"]. However, we at Lake Land'Or have approached the problem in a different way.

Property owners in the McKenzie Portage/Clearwater Bay area will notice a new charge on their consolidated provincial property tax bill when the itemized bills arrive this summer - $55 for the KeeMan Local Service Board.