Northwest Angle business owner plans another ice road from south end of Lake of the Woods this winter

Tentative plans are in the works to build another ice road from the south end of Lake of the Woods to the Northwest Angle this winter, even though the chunk of Minnesota bordered on three sides by Canada again is accessible through Manitoba for travelers who meet Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements.

The need is there, but whether the road actually happens will depend on Mother Nature, said Brett Alsleben of Points North Services on the Northwest Angle mainland. Points North, which plows a road from the mainland to the islands on the Northwest Angle, will foot the bill for plowing and maintaining the road, Alsleben said.

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The ice between the south end of the lake and the Angle is better than last year, but it’s still not thick enough for vehicle travel, he said.
“We’re planning on doing it, but if we can’t get it open the first couple weeks of January, it’s probably not going to happen,”…

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