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McElfatrick introduces herself to Cass board

...been a first term state legislator from the former District 3B.She is a native of Austin, who spent her summers on Big Portage Lake near Backus. She is a retired registered nurse who currently lives at Deer River. Her new district includes Itasca...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-08-08/mcelfatrick-introduces-herself-cass-
News
POLICE BLOTTER - Aug. 31

...was reported Saturday on the 700 block of Minnesota Avenue.A theft was reported Sunday on the 1000 block of West Big Portage Lake Drive.FIRES - A fire was reported at 1:41 p.m. on Aug. 22 on the 10000 block of Cass County Road 18 in Pillager...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/crime/2011-08-30/police-blotter-aug-31
Crime
Search and rescue call unfounded near Backus

BACKUS - Emergency and dive team personnel spent nearly two hours Wednesday night searching Big Portage Lake near Backus for a possible drowning victim.Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch said at about 6 p.m., a report came in of someone...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-12-15/search-and-rescue-call-unfounded-nea
News
Open Forum

...of August 31, 2001, Mary Sue McGuire and Art Stebbins were riding their Gold Wing motorcycle on Highway 87 around Big Portage Lake, as they often love to do ... watching for deer and other wildlife. Without warning, they were struck head-on...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/111201/opi_1112010004.shtml
Opinion
Trumpeter swan needs monetary help to have its wing amputated

...that serves as an outlet for Big Portage Lake east of Backus. Neither bird...technician, gave me an update on the Big Portage Lake swan, known to the Iowans as...the future would hold for our Big Portage Lake, a.k.a. Bemidji bird...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/081305/out_0813050044.shtml
Outdoors
Dollars donated to dying swan go to treatment of other swans

...stranded initially with a parent, then abandoned on Big Portage Lake a few years ago, I was deeply concerned. The youngster...dire situation in mid-summer. I asked readers and Big Portage Lake residents if they'd like to help by donating dollars...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/102905/out_1029050003.shtml
Outdoors
Saga of the trumpeter swan on Big Portage Lake continues

"What happened to the swan?" was a question asked by many Big Portage Lake residents last fall. They feared the fate of the juvenile trumpeter swan they grew fond of during the summer. Since I kept tabs...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/041004/out_0410040011.shtml
Outdoors
Big Portage swan found a home in Iowa

...something. When a resident of Big Portage Lake asked me if I would track down...was stranded on the outlet of Big Portage Lake. I monitored the bird throughout...cygnets will find their way to Big Portage Lake? All we can hope for is that...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/041704/out_0417040018.shtml
Outdoors
SCOREBOARD

...the best options for travel. The panfish bite has been limited with a few sunfish coming off Pine Mountain Lake, Big Portage Lake, and Lindsey Lake in less than 12 feet.

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/032609/spo_20090326010.shtml
Sports
SCOREBOARD

...HACKENSACK AREA Sunfish and crappies were being pulled from seven feet in Lindstrom Bay on Ten Mile Lake. Lindsey Lake and Big Portage Lake also were producing panfish in less than 10 feet. The shorelines have held up well, but any amount of snow could...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/040209/spo_20090402008.shtml
Sports

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