Three weeks after his appearance was scrapped by lingering winter weather, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker finally made it to Lake Namakagon this week for the Governor’s Fishing Opener. Could summer be on the way at last? (Here’s hoping, anyway.)
+ During his trip, Gov. Walker unveiled his proposal for a walleye initiative in the state.
The Big Lake as Biking Mecca?
Duluth is pouring taxpayer money into what city boosters hope will make it a mountain biking mecca.
Once the soggy spring relents, ski lifts will begin hauling heavy mountain bikes up Spirit Mountain in the next few weeks so riders can pedal down two new so-called gravity runs this summer. Professional designers have been hired to begin crafting berms and rollers from Mission Creek to Lester Park, part of an ambitious long-range plan to expand 28 existing miles of trail into a 100-mile ribbon for bikers traversing the entire city.
+ Copper Harbor, Michigan, won a grant in April to build a new mountain biking trail on Brockway Mountain.
+ The registration deadline for Grandma’s Marathon has been extended through June 7.
+ Kathy Rice, author of “The Pie Place Café Cookbook,” was on WTIP’s “The Roadhouse” to talk about her new book (published by us!).
+ Adolph Ojard, executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority for the last 10 years, will retire this year, he announced.
+ The Associated Press: “Great Lakes region pins economic hopes on water.”
+ A warmer Lake Superior – temperatures rose 4.5º F between 1979 and 2006 – could affect fish species in our waters, Minnesota Public Radio reports.
+ Wood ducks, photographed by Paul Sundberg.
+ The Ashland Daily Press on the USGC research vessel Kiyi, based in Ashland, Wisconsin, since 1999.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, June 1: National Trails Day.
P.S. Best of the Lake voting ends at 11:59 p.m. this Saturday (June 1). Be sure to vote for your favorite spots around the Lake!