Voyageurs National Park to Hold Listening Session on Kabetogama Lake Winter Operations

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  • March 14, 2018 at 5:10 pm #144463
    kketchmark
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      If you have fished the last couple years on Kabetogama during the winter, Please try to attend this meeting. This meeting will be about the winter road on Kabetogama lake.

      https://www.nps.gov/voya/learn/news/voyageurs-national-park-to-hold-listening-session-on-kabetogama-lake-winter-operations.htm

      There is talk of plowing another loop to some say to shut it down. We need to keep this access open in the winter.

      This road has helped a lot of people to get out and fish, or just go for a nice lake drive.

      March 15, 2018 at 8:19 pm #709187
      chris63
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        DOI (dept of interior)has already submitted it’s 2018 budget and I’m afraid a citizens meeting is not going to change the drop in the ’18 spending bill.I suspect they(or who they contract), will probably stop plowing the loop.Don’t get me wrong I think civic(s)participation is a wonderful thing but it may be too late for the ice road.Let us know what is said and how many show up.c63

        March 15, 2018 at 8:34 pm #709186
        chris63
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          Does the VNPA pay for winter plowing or is it in the maintenance budget?c63

          March 15, 2018 at 10:24 pm #709185
          Shortline
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            Personally, I hope the road goes away. The lake gets enough pressure and limiting easy access it does not hurt my feelings. If a resort wants to plow a road and charge – let them, but a reduction in tax dollar spending is a good thing, IMO.

            It's better to be in the boat with a drink on the rocks than in the drink with a boat on the rocks.......
            November 11, 2018 at 5:37 pm #709188
            BrianHoffies
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              Anything ever come of this meeting?

              November 19, 2018 at 6:41 pm #709189
              kketchmark
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                Have not heard anything. Have to wait for Ice and see what the park does. Resorts are not allowed to plow a road on the lake. All Roads are plowed/maintained by the Park. Even the Snowmobile trail is. A Person can, once the Park has a road, request to plow there own access from the Park road a certain distance from the main Road, but may not be approved. Vehicle access on the lake is very limited.

                January 21, 2019 at 11:59 pm #709190
                chris63
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                  In the park boundaries an ice road/snowmobile path should be maintained. Not enough Citizen participation to have the DOI listen to the few that voice their opinion.BTW just because the Budget gets cut or underfunded for the park service does NOT mean we will see a tax reduction.They still have to save the 3 eyed wooden toads and the like!c63

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