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Take A Kid Fishing Episode

In the latest Fishing the Midwest TV program, host Mike Frisch welcomes the winner of the Diamond Buick/GMC Take A Kid Fishing, Kinsley Nawrocki, for a day on the water. Mike and Kinsley go after some ...
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Where’s The Viking Trail?

I can't even comprehend the amount of times my vehicle or bicycle has traveled over the Viking Trail in Douglas County, yet it wasn't until I took this job as Executive Director of Explore Alexandria ...
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Walleyes, Boards and Weeds

Fishing guide Tanner Arndt joins Fishing the Midwest's Mike Frisch for a day of fishing and walleyes holding in the weeds are the targeted species. Tanner shows Mike his unique way of catching walleyes from ...
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Thinking of warmer days, a fishing reunion

When the founder of Fishing the Midwest and two of the show's fishermen get together on Alexandria waters, they show us how to have a good time, AND catch some tough-fighting small mouth bass. Bob ...
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Major League Fishing Show Highlights Alexandria Bass Fishing to the Nation

Team Knighten (Scott Suggs, Wesley Strader, and Mike McClelland) were winners in the second round of pros following their two days on Lake Ida. They along with the fishermen from Team Crockett Creek and Team ...
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Fishing the Midwest Features Alexandria Walleyes

It's not often the case that bass fisherman Matt Gilbertson goes after walleye, but when Fishing the Midwest's Mike Frisch invited him to try out some early season spots, he couldn't resist. Matt was the ...
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Andria Theatre Presents “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”

The show "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" was most notably made famous by the 1975 movie starring Jack Nicholson, but the story all began with the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken ...
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Lake Carlos State Park Adds Another Snowshow by Candlelight Event

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting candlelight events across the state this winter, including one at Lake Carlos State Park near Alexandria, MN. Saturday, February 4th, you can drop by any time between ...
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Take A Kid Ice Fishing

With a long holiday weekend in store and warmer weather in store it's a great time for a "Take a Kid Ice Fishing" weekend here in Minnesota. This Saturday, Jan. 14, through Monday, Jan. 16, ...

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