Come visit the islands this spring and get into some hot soft water action. Posts: 5. The Northwest Angle is bordered on three sides by Canada with Manitoba to the west and Ontario to the north and east. Offering a year-round paradise for vacationers and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Canadian side ice conditions continue to improve with alot of the slush crusting over and firming up. I have considerable open water about 300 yards from the house. Surrounded on all sides by water and Canada, Minnesota’s Northwest Angle is home to just 119 residents. Ice Road from Young’s Bay to Oak Island The ice road is in good shape. Ice conditions at the Angle are good. Open year around for fishing, ice fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. FlagIsland. The area is 596.3 miles, 473.2 miles of that is water. February 15, 2006 at 5:36 am #1297743. Participant. It is also the northern most point of the contiguous 48 states. Other options include flying in via seaplane, taking a boat across the Lake of the Woods, or driving on an ice road via snowmobile when the lake is frozen. Minnesota's Northwest Angle, an American geographic oddity ... Minnesota's Northwest Angle, where one resident said, "Most people up here are … The fishing company has a long-standing reputation for providing expert services among the reefs and island structures of the Northwest Angle, allowing for world-class fishing action. It is about 10 miles out. Not visible from the air, but made great progress as of yesterday. Young's Bay Resort located on the shores of Lake of the Woods in the NW Angle and Islands area of Minneosta offers newly remodeled cabins, full service campground, marina and access to great Lake of the Woods fishing. Follow the signs and take a ride. Sunset Lodge is a full-service fishing & hunting resort located on Oak Island in the Northwest Angle of Lake of the Woods. Community is not road accessible and does not have stores, post office, air service or other customer services; residents must travel by water (ice in winter) to Angle Inlet, USA for all shopping needs (approx 10 min by boat), or to Kenora by water/land (approx 2.5 hours in summer and 1 hour in winter by ice road) Time to book your spring and summer trip. The Northwest Angle aka “the Angle” is located on the northern side of Lake of the Woods, or when viewing a map, the “chimney”. In 2008, Jason and Lisa Goulet purchased RC Carlson Ice Fishing Company from founder Robert Carlson, Lisa’s uncle. Latest from Josh Broten and the Ice Patrol. Lots of open holes on, and just outside the banks of the ice road between Oak and Flag, Mostly towards the Oak side. It covers about 320-square-kilometre, mostly undeveloped forest, is about 2.5 hours’ drive east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has 120 residents (2010 census) and by land, is only accessible by a single gravel road or in winter, an ice road. It is never too early to start planning your spring trip! Northwest Angle Ice Conditions. One thing that sets the Northwest Angle Inlet border crossing apart from most other ports of entry is that there is no staff stationed here. Ice roads are now in good shape. I only grabbed ones of Oak, and the Inlet. Northwest Angle Lake of the Woods.