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Ice-Out: Open Water Returns To Border Lakes

April 29, 2016 by Greg Seitz

People around the perimeter, and two in the middle of it, report wind, sun, and water.

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Supporting the Protection of the Minnesota-Ontario border region and Superior National Forest including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Quetico Provincial Park, Voyageurs National Park, La Verendrye Provincial Park, Isle Royale National Park, and Lake Superior. More About Us >