CRANE LAKE, MINN. – Walleyes are one reason I come to this lake. Another is the memory of my old pal, Betty Lessard. Betty’s grandfather and his family traveled into this country in the late 1800s, ...

Minnesota is one of the US' great natural playgrounds, with deep woods, unspoiled nature, and at least 11,482 lakes, even more than claimed by the state's unofficial slogan, "Land of 10,000 Lakes." ...