Away from crowds, Minn.'s busiest vacation area can be tranquil.

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  April 21, 2003 ;     787 words ......prominent guests: to Grand View, built on Gull Lake in 1919, and Breezy Point, which was...Minnesota governors to build a home on Gull Lake, and it became the most prestigious address...parks and traditional resorts, even on Gull Lake. People like to think Brainerd is the...

'Cry, if you need,' forest official says about BWCA wildfire damage; About...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 24, 2006 ;   Wolfe, Warren;   567 words ...Byline: Warren Wolfe; Staff Writer Along the...2.75 million. The Sea Gull Lake area, on the northeast...firefighting, D'Aquanni said. Sea Gull Lake was reopened Saturday...contributed to this report. Warren Wolfe - 612-673-7253 MORE FIRE...

Gull Lake residents begin salvage work

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 9, 2006 ;   Rabson, Mia; Sanders, Carol;   786 words ......Bold; By Mia Rabson and Carol Sanders GULL LAKE -- Linda Godlein and Linda Taylor pick...her husband, their neighbours from the Gull Lake campground, stopped by with fresh cinnamon...sweetheart." The tornado that struck the Gull Lake area Saturday had wind speeds of between...

Twister cuts deadly swath

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 6, 2006 ;   Lett, Dan; Skerritt, Jen;   787 words ......Lakeface=-Bold; By Dan Lett and Jen Skerritt GULL LAKE -- One woman is dead, dozens more are...when their trailer was destroyed near Gull Lake, a placid cottage community near Winnipeg...p.m. yesterday, cottagers surrounding Gull Lake reported heavy rain, hail and high winds...

Bon voyage, bon appetit; The catch of the day at a restaurant called the...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 20, 1998 ;   Oakes, Larry;   787 words ......ice-white rays spill onto the dark waves of Gull Lake, in the Brainerd lakes area. A string...taking to the water surfaced while touring Gull Lake on a pontoon boat last summer with friends...made it perfect for the shallow spots on Gull Lake. Once the deal was struck, ...

No way to sound alarm

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 8, 2006 ;   Skerritt, Jen; Kuxhaus, David;   787 words ......Bold; By Jen Skerritt and David Kuxhaus GULL LAKE -- Manitoba has no quick way to alert...Saturday's storm that ripped through Gull Lake, Lac du Bonnet and Pointe du Bois, killing...was coming, it was unexpected," said Gull Lake trailer owner Horace Medeiros. When wind...

Recreational properties not eligible for disaster aid

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 8, 2006 ;   Kuxhaus, David; Sanders, Carol;   500 words ......Reeve George Harbottle said crews in both Gull Lake and Lac du Bonnet continued to escort...were taking over securing the areas of Gull Lake and Lac du Bonnet from the RCMP last...together, three people were injured at Gull Lake, the woman's husband included, and up...

Four popular camping areas will be closed; The Corps of Engineers is short...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 18, 2006 ;   Wolfe, Warren;   380 words ...Byline: Warren Wolfe; Staff Writer Federal officials said Friday...The sites scheduled to be closed are the Gull Lake Recreation Area near Brainerd, the Big Sandy...defer improvements costing another $500,000. Warren Wolfe - 612-673-7253

Backstory: The ice fisherman cometh; Here is a sort of reverse Fourth of...

The Christian Science Monitor;  January 23, 2007 ;     787 words ......writer of The Christian Science Monitor GULL LAKE, MINN. -- Joe Gobel is sitting in an...anglers are spread over 250 acres of Gull Lake, a frozen expanse in central Minnesota...celebration. *** On a map, the shape of Gull Lake looks surprisingly like Yogi Bear. It...

New Emergency services building in Gull Lake.

M2 Presswire;  August 10, 2000 ;     238 words ......New Emergency services building in Gull Lake (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09082000 Emergency services in Gull Lake will soon be housed in a new building...related equipment that serve the Gull Lake region. The province is cost-sharing...

James Madden dies; ran resort on Gull Lake.(NEWS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 12, 2001 ;   Merrill, Ann;   273 words ...James L. Madden, a founder of Madden's on Gull Lake, died Friday at his home after a long...co-owner of the Quarterdeck Resort on Gull Lake. The Maddens believed what was good for...Survivors include daughters Deb Thuringer of Gull Lake and Kathy Madden of New York City; stepdaughter...

Better cell service may aid warnings to Gull Lake area

Winnipeg Free Press;  October 17, 2006 ;   Cash, Martin;   268 words ......Martin Cash COTTAGERS and residents in the Gull Lake area are going to get much better cellular...a tornado had already touched down at Gull Lake. Unlike other places, including Alberta...Belair and Libau and a repeater in the Gull Lake area will be modified this year. "The...

SASKATCHEWAN GOVERNMENT: Twinned highway opens near GuGull Lake.

M2 Presswire;  November 1, 1999 ;     124 words ......GOVERNMENT: Twinned highway opens near Gull Lake (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...kilometers of highway #1, west of Gull Lake. The change will affect westbound traffic about five kilometers west of Gull Lake, to seven kilometers past Tompkins...

Holidaying medics first to render aid

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 8, 2006 ;   Skerritt, Jen;   574 words ......and paramedics arrived on the scene in Gull Lake, Lac du Bonnet and Pointe du Bois early...municipalities to rebuild communities. "Gull Lake is unbelievable, just trailers thrown...areas but never where people are." In Gull Lake, many cottagers were not in their campers...

WEB EXTRA: Tornado leaves chaos on farms in its path

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 10, 2006 ;   Wiebe, Lindsey; Skerritt, Jen;   593 words ...By Lindsey Wiebe and Jen Skerritt Gull Lake cottagers may have spent the week bidding...property, located a few minutes east of the Gull Lake campground. For the first time since...from life jackets and pants belonging to Gull Lake campers into the pile of rubble in his...