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Lake of Lucerne
Lake of Lucerne Ger. Vierwaldstätter See, irregular-shaped lake, 44 sq mi (114 sq km), central Switzerland. It has a maximum depth of c.700 ft (210 m). The lake is fed and drained by the Reuss River. Surrounded by mountains, the Lake of Lucerne is noted for its scenic beauty; many resort... Read more |
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Michigan
Michigan , upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). Facts and Figures Area, 58,216 sq mi (150,779 sq km). Pop. (2000)... Read more |
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New York
New York Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Ontario (NW), and the province of Quebec (N). Facts and Figures Area, 49,576... Read more |
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Menominee
Menominee ETHNONYM: Menomini Orientation Identification. The name of this American Indian group, "Menominee," derives from the Chippewa mano mini, meaning "wild rice people." Location. In the seventeenth century the Menominee inhabited the region bounded by Green Bay, Lake Michigan,... Read more |
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Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva Fr. Lac Léman , crescent-shaped lake, 224 sq mi (580 sq km), c.45 mi (70 km) long, on the Swiss-French border, between the Alps and the Jura mts. About 134 sq. mi. are Swiss and 90 French. It has a maximum depth of 1,017 ft (310 m). The Rhône River traverses the lake,... Read more |
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Victoria Nile
Victoria Nile river, section of the White Nile, c.260 mi (420 km) long, central Uganda, E central Africa. It drains from the northern end of Lake Victoria at Jinja and flows generally north and west, over Ripon Falls and Owen Falls (both now submerged), through shallow Lake Kyoga, and thence over... Read more |
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Lake Garda
Lake Garda , Ital. Lago di Garda or Benaco, largest lake of Italy, 143 sq mi (370 sq km), between Lombardy and Venetia, N Italy. It is c.32 mi (52 km) long, with a maximum width of c.11 mi (18 km). The northern tip, with Riva di Trento, is an Alpine resort. The Sarca River enters the lake at the... Read more |
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Great Slave Lake
Great Slave Lake second largest lake of Canada, c.10,980 sq mi (28,400 sq km), Northwest Territories, named for the Slave (Dogrib), a tribe of Native Americans. It is c.300 mi (480 km) long and from 12 to 68 mi (19-109 km) wide and is the deepest lake (2,015 ft/614 m) of North America. The Hay and... Read more |
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Lake George
Lake George glacial lake, 33 mi (53 km) long and 1 to 3 mi (1.6-5 km) wide, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts., NE N.Y.; it drains NE via rapids and waterfalls into Lake Champlain. The lake was discovered in 1646 by Isaac Jogues, a French Jesuit missionary, who named it Lac du St. Sacrement;... Read more |
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Fish fray; A proposal to reduce Minnesota's 100-perch bag limit to 30 is...
...resort on Lake Winnibigoshish...many from Wisconsin, flock to...travel to northern Minnesota...possession limit of 50...to reduced limits, Bayard said...that they likely wouldn't...a smaller limit.. The ... |
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HUNTERS CAN EXPECT DECENT DUCK NUMBERS.(SPORTS)
...prairies to northern boreal habitat...adequate to likely justify a...allows a bag limit of six ducks...FWS. The Wisconsin season can...migrates through Wisconsin. Kent Van...recommending the Wisconsin duck ... |
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OUTDOORS ALMANAC; Wisconsin's snowmobile season turns deadly.(SPORTS)
...18 to 40. Wisconsin officials...poll of 600 likely voters in...polled in northern Minnesota...65-pound lake sturgeon...River in Wisconsin. Berg said...there from Wisconsin or northern...won't be ... |
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ON OUTDOORS; MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE; Line of resistance; Use of multiple lines...
...size limits or bag limits...reduced bag limits. That's...hooking mortality likely would increase...the case, Wisconsin wouldn't...fisherman. Wisconsin allows up to...who fishes in ... |
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ALMANAC; Fishing nets return to Red Lake.(SPORTS)
...fishing nets likely will return to Red Lake this summer...past. The Red Lake Band of Chippewa...a 100-fish limit. The Minnesota...and Lower Red Lakes, including all of Lower Red Lake. Mille Lacs...they are in ... |
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Prepare for some surprises on Delavan Lake
...to catch big northern pike. Tell...restrictive bag and size limits to ensure that...the daily limit is three with...reach Delavan Lake, take Interstate 94 into Wisconsin, then Route...convergence likely ... |
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OUTDOORS ALMANAC; DNR plan aims to increase fish size.(SPORTS)
...hammer-handle northerns and increase...of larger northerns in about 50 Minnesota lakes is expected...implement new northern regulations on those lakes beginning...The agency likely will offer...depending on the ... |
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Priceless.(SPECIAL)
...trout May 5: Wisconsin general May...state's fish bag limits, nearly all the limits remain the...walleye (six); northern (three) smallmouth...the perch limit, formerly...possession. CATCH LIMITS, PART ... |
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STATE LEGISLATURE; On the water, in the field, there's lots to get used to;...
...half a normal bag limit of fish. Hunters...season liberal bag limit for pheasants...the regular bag limit. The...inches and one northern over 30 inches...10 in Leech Lake. The DNR ... |
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Canada goose population up; so are restrictions.(SPORTS)
...in July, likely will shorten...The daily bag limit for geese...Minnesota and Wisconsin are among the northern states opposing...Minnesota and Wisconsin duck hunters...sloughs and lakes are frozen...Saturday ... |
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