Warm weather and strong gusts of wind are opening up lakes far earlier than usual, and anglers and resort owners are eager to get a jump on the season.
The 69-year-old died after four days at Regions Hospital.
Authorities say he may be headed to the metro.
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The man reportedly fell from the boat while fishing with friends.
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The Duluth band says the decision follows 'recent changes' in Parker's treatment.
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The deaths of the fish remain unexplained.
The 52-year-old man is in custody 30 years after the 1992 double murder.
The owner cited retirement as the reason for the closure.
Many northern Minnesota lakes that are usually clogged with ice until May started April ice-free in this crazy weather year. Gunflint Lake broke its record for earliest ice-out by a whopping 17 days. Crane, Winnibigoshish, and Upper Red Lake are among the others that broke records.
Police are warning anglers to get their ice houses off the lakes as soon as possible after another shelter broke through the ice, this time on Clear Lake in Forest Lake.
People "shouldn't even be thinking about going out there," a DNR officer tells the Star Tribune after a weekend that saw yet more vehicles and people cracking through thin ice.
"You got to be half crazy" but that's not stopping some people from stepping out on the lakes even with temperatures in the 70s. Anglers tell Valley News there's just enough ice left on Jewett Lake in Otter Tail County.
The agency is urging anglers to learn and remember the rules after reporting a rash of fishing violations.
Outdoors groups say mild winters could hurt fish that rely on the cold to survive, which could hurt the state's $4.8 million fishing industry and provide an even wider opening for unwanted invaders like the Asian carp.
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