Winners for 2016-17 Kid's Fishing Contest Are......

We had 13 entries this year.  Each entry's name was put into a hat and drawn at random to determine the winners.  Each winner received a DQ certificate at the annual meeting or will be receiving one in the mail when the contact information is confirmed.  See the individual fishing stories for each entry by following this link.

The goal of this contest is to encourage kids and their families to fish in Long Lake.  It does not matter if you catch a giant Northern Pike or a pretty little Pumpkin Seed.  It is the fun factor that counts!

Spenser's Fishing Story

Fifteen year old Spencer caught this large mouth bass on a minnow near Pine Island on Sunday, June 11th.   He was fishing with his sister, brother, parents, uncle and aunt.  Spencer loves family fishing vacations.

Landon's Fishing Story

Landon, who is 12 years old, caught lots of sun fish and rock bass.  This rock bass was caught on Sunday, June 11th, near Pine Island while he was fishing with his sister and brother, parents, aunt and uncle, and grandpa.  Landon loves vacationing and fishing with his family

Sophia's Fishing Story

Sophia was fishing off the dock on the north end of the lake.  She was using night crawlers for bait.  She caught lots of sunfish and blue gill.  This fish was caught Sunday, June 11, while fishing with her brothers, dad, uncle, and grandpa.  Sophie is 11 years old and loves to fish!

Invitation to Long Lake Association's Annual Meeting

We are looking forward to seeing you at the 

Long Lake Area Association (Hubbard County) Inc.

Annual Meeting.

 Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Hubbard Community Center 

•  9:30am   Social -  refreshments and registration.
• 10:00am  Business meeting - timely information, breaks, ends with door prizes! 

We plan to have you home by noon and up to date on Long Lake happenings.  The detailed agenda is attached.  Our excellent speaker lineup includes:

• Dan Carroll, MN DNR Firewise Specialist, on how to protect our homes and property to help prevent fires now

• Bill DonCarlos, Hubbard County Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program Coordinator, on watercraft inspection, decontamination station, and other components of the county's program
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• Doug Kingsley, MN DNR Area Fisheries, on Long Lake's walleye stocking program and recommendations for future stocking


Follow these links to see:

• the Full Agenda  
• the Spring Newsletter

There are always great door prizes.  Pictured is the grand prize basket from last year... What is going to be in this year's basket?

Ella's Fishing Story

Ella

Ella went fishing with her brother, Alex, their parents, and their grandparents.  They caught numerous sunfish and rock bass using night crawlers.  She caught this one the morning of June 6th near Wooter's Point on the east side of Long Lake.  She enjoys fishing and being out on the lake.

Alex's Fishing Story

Alex caught this fish at the north end of Long Lake (east side) on the evening of June 5th.  He and his sister, Ella, were fishing together with their parents and grandparents.  He used night crawlers as bait for catching many sunfish and rock bass.  He loves catching fishing and eating them.

Alex

Meeting for Comments on Canadian Tar Sands Pipeline Wednesday

Please Attend the Public Information Meeting on Enbridge Energy's Proposed Line 3 Pipeline Project routed close to Long Lake!  This is your chance to give your comments in person.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Park Rapids High School Cafetorium
401 Huntsinger Ave
Park Rapids, MN 56470

You will be able to ask questions like:

• “Can heavy tar sand oil be removed from the bottom of lakes and rivers after a spill?”
• “What compensation can a property owner expect for their property declining in value following a spill?”
• “What is the estimated cost of cleanup and recovery of a major oil spill near Park Rapids?”
• “Will drinking water have to be brought in to Park Rapids after an oil spill?”

More information about the draft Environmental Impact Statement, the public meetings, and the public comment period can be found at:
https://mn.gov/commerce/energyfacilities/documents/34079/Notice%20of%20DEIS%20Availability,%20Meetings,%20Comment%20Period,%20Line%203,%205.15.17.pdf
Scrolling down to page 6 on the above linked document you will find links giving more detailed information about the Line 3 Pipeline Project and there are maps on page 8 at the bottom of the document.