Ice fishing Lake Mille Lacs: The fire still burns

The wood-burning stoves are no more, but Eddy Lyback and his family's ice fishing shacks remain a fixture.

Legislation would ban local smelt shack fees

Ice shack owners are watching legislation that would put the brakes on local fees imposed on the ice-fishing structures.

Minnesota Festival On Ice Melts Art's Boundaries

When Minnesota's 10,000 lakes freeze for the winter, the state is known for its ice fishing and its homemade fishing shacks. On Medicine Lake, 20 ice shanties are part of a festival called Art Shanty Projects. They're filled with art — and dance parties.

Warm weather no match for elbow grease to launch ice shacks

NIPISSING VILLAGE — It took the manpower and prayers of three snowmobilers, and encouragement from a trusted pet, to haul an ice shack through the slushy ground and onto the south shore of Lake Nipissing at Wades Landing Marina.[...]

Ice shack used to create river crossing

People living around Coulter and Waskada have had to get creative when it comes to crossing the Souris River ever since their connecting bridge was destroyed by flooding.