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Don Engebretson is a Minnesota native, lifelong Minaki summer resident, and president of The Minaki Conservancy. While battling flowering rush, he has corresponded with and reviewed studies by flowering rush experts across Canada and the United States. A longtime garden and nature writer, his first novel Welcome to Kamini (set primarily in Minaki and Kenora) was published in 2021 by Guernica World Editions, Toronto.

Rescue 65 is the new addition to the McKenzie Clearwater Fire Department fleet.

In the District

Introducing Rescue 65! The new addition to the McKenzie Clearwater Fire Department fleet

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 Thanks to generous community donations […]

RCMP officiers gathered in a discussion outside near their boat on a trailer.

Lake of the Woods serves as an RCMP marine classroom

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 During the summer of 2024,

Numerous ghost pipes that were found along the wetland. Photo: Caroline Katona, Caroline DKS Photography.

Adventures in Lake of the Woods’ fairy-tale wetlands

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 “It looked like something out

What is fresh water?

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 It might seem like an

2025 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum was held at Minnesota North College - Rainy River Campus, March 12-13, 2025.

Highlights from the 22nd International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 For the 22nd consecutive year,

Spotlight on research: international collaboration to address nutrient impairments & nuisance algae on Lake of the Woods

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 The long-standing challenge of water

The Canada Water Agency’s announcement of the Lake of the Woods Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative was held in Winnipeg, MB on February 24, 2025. Pictured are Rémi Gosselin (Communications Officer, Canada Water Agency), MP Ben Carr (Winnipeg South Centre), Teika Newton (Executive Director, LOWWSF), and Minister Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South).

LOWWSF welcomes Canada Water Agency support for development of a domestic phosphorus management plan for Lake of the Woods

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 On February 24, 2025, the

A cottage shoreline in the summer

A quiz for waterfront champions

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 There is so much each

A broadfork digs into the soil

Looking out for the little guys

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 In my vocation as a

A butterfly on a flower

Bee friendly: Protecting pollinators

Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 2, Spring 2025 Bee mindful Without pollinators such