Category Archives: General News
Vermilion Lake Association to Hold Annual Meeting
The 49th annual meeting of the Vermilion Lake Association will be held Saturday, August 12. This year’s guest speaker is naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela. Tekiela will give a fun and informative talk on “Majestic Eagles”, including hundreds of images of our national. . .
Read more »Citizen Input on Lake Vermilion Management Plan
The Minnesota DNR is seeking comments on Lake Vermilion’s draft management plan through Wednesday, Aug. 16. The new six-year plan (2017-2022) retains the walleye regulation implemented in May 2017 and is more specific than the previous plan about management goals and activities for individual fish species including. . .
Read more »Landing Net Makes Ultimate Sacrifice at Vermilion
Earlier this week, a modest landing net – accustomed to helping boat an uncounted number of walleyes – was asked to help with an even larger task. And it paid a terrible price as it successfully muscled a 49-inch muskie over the gunwale. The net’s. . .
Read more »2017 Loon Count on Lake Vermilion
A beautiful day greeted 70 volunteer loon counters early on Monday, July 10, as they spread out over the 40,000 acres of Lake Vermilion searching for loons for the 35th consecutive year. The calm waters got a bit choppy later in the morning, making loons. . .
Read more »Lake Vermilion Invasive Vegetation Survey Begins
With starry stonewort and hybrid watermilfoil making headlines around Minnesota, the Vermilion Lake Association is accelerating its multi-year invasive vegetation inventory of Lake Vermilion. Specialists from RMB Environmental Laboratories (RMB) will be surveying our lake for 3 weeks in June and July. RMB will be. . .
Read more »Lake Vermilion Shore Lunch Sites Get New Tables
The Norwegian Bay North and Wolf Bay shore lunch sites now have new picnic tables, thanks to the combined efforts of the US Forest Service (USFS), the Lake Vermilion Fire Brigade, and the Vermilion Lake Association (VLA). The new tables, provided by the USFS, were. . .
Read more »The Loon Count … A Lake Vermilion Tradition
Lake Vermilion volunteers will repeat “the count” for the 35th time on Monday, July 10. Last year, 262 loons were recorded, including 34 chicks. Both numbers were near the 10-year historical average. Lake Vermilion has always been known for its large population of loons. To. . .
Read more »Lake Vermilion’s Shore Lunch Sites on Your Phone
When you’re ready to take a break from fishing or tubing this weekend, grab your smartphone. A map of Lake Vermilion’s eight shore lunch sites can be found here on the Vermilion Lake Association (VLA) website. The shore lunch page on the VLA website has. . .
Read more »Go Underwater with MAISRC to Study Watermilfoil
For the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC), this month marked the return of open water and the beginning of another field season. Researchers are now out at lakes across the metro area examining the differences between invasive Eurasian watermilfoil, native northern watermilfoil, and. . .
Read more »Removing Lake Plants Could Require a Permit
Lakeshore property owners are reminded that a permit may be required to remove aquatic plants. “We remind folks each year that aquatic plants are essential to healthy lake ecosystems and property owners who want to remove them should check the regulations to see if they. . .
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