WGN Radio host Lisa Dent is hosting another elite, super-inclusive fishing trip to Ballard’s Black Island in Lake of the Woods, Ontario, August 10-15, 2025. You’ll stay on a 34-acre private island ...

Spanning 24 square miles, this pristine lake is considered one of the best summer getaway spots in Canada, with charming towns perched on its shores.

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting closure of the U.S.-Canada border to nonessential travel dealt a major blow to Canadian fishing lodges, many of whom rely almost exclusively on U.S. tourism. The ...

GRAND FORKS — When Canada reopened its land border to nonessential U.S. travel on Aug. 9, 2021, life at Clark's Resorts and Outposts in northwestern Ontario kicked into gear overnight. After not ...

This August, WGN Radio listeners along with Lisa Dent went into the wilderness for an elite fishing journey at Lake of the Woods, Ontario and Ballard’s Black Island. The trip held the promise of ...

A solo adventure through Ontario’s wild lakes where one man packs his boat to the brim for days of camping, braves rocky ...

Few business owners can survive a year with no income, but 60 or so Canadian resort and outfitter operators who suffered that fate and lived to tell the tale are exhibiting this weekend at the ...

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The situation facing the Grand Forks Builders and Traders Exchange and the camp that’s hosting them isn’t unique. Whether it’s American anglers planning Canadian fishing trips or Canadian camp owners ...

“Is it ‘Sha-PLOO’?” Dan asks, making a sound like a heavy stone plopped in a pond. “I think the guy at the gas station said ‘CHAP-low,'” Tom says. “Like Chapstick.” Time to climb back aboard and ...