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Baudette is a city in, and the county seat of, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census , its population was 966. [ 3 ] Baudette is known as the Walleye Capital of the World.
A wildfire, known as the Baudette fire of 1910, broke out in October of that year, burning 300,000 acres (1,200 km 2) and destroying the towns of Spooner, Baudette, Graceton, Pitt, Williams, and Cedar Spur. [3] [4] Lake of the Woods County's government was organized on January 1, 1923, with Baudette as the county seat.
Like many other lakes in the area, Bay Lake is surrounded by commercial resorts and private cabins, and is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and water skiing. Access to the lake and resorts is via Minnesota State Highway 6 for the western shore and Crow Wing County Highway 10 for the eastern shore. There are three islands on the lake.
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 357 people, 144 households, and 105 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.5 inhabitants per square mile (14.5/km 2).
The Bass Fishing League (BFL) is for the weekend angler, featuring one-day tournaments in 24 divisions across the country that provide advanced competition and lucrative payouts. Each division will each feature four one-day qualifying tournaments that pay as much as $8,000 to the winning boater and $3,000 to the winning co-angler, plus a two ...
Wheeler's Point is an unincorporated community in Wheeler Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. It is 12 miles north of Baudette. County Road 8 and Minnesota State Highway 172 are two of the main routes in the community. Wheeler's Point is located at the Four Mile Bay at the southern end of the Lake of the Woods.
Warroad is a city in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, at the southwest corner of Lake of the Woods, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of Canada. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census. [5] Warroad had its own newspaper [6] before it was incorporated in 1901. [7] Minnesota State Highways 11 and 313 are two of the city's main routes.
A map of the river charted by an expedition in 1825 [2]. The river issues from the west side of Rainy Lake (French: lac à la Pluie; Ojibwe: Gojiji-zaaga'igan) and flows generally west-northwest, between International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, and between Baudette, Minnesota, and Rainy River, Ontario.