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The Canadian border has been closed for a while but that makes things very difficult for people trying to get to or from Minnesota s Northwest Angle. The only way there is by crossing the Canadian border. Since that s not possible, how are people supposed to get to and from the Northwest Angle? That s when residents decided to create an ice road over Lake of the Woods called the NW Angle Guest Ice Road. It s 22 miles on ice and 8 miles through forest to get to the Northwest Angle.
There are quite a few resorts in the Northwest Angle and because the border has been closed they haven t been able to host any visitors, it has really hurt business. Paul and Karen Colson are owners of Jake’s Northwest Angle, the third-generation resort started by Paul’s grandfather according to KARE 11. Paul said they had zero people at their resort.
The border to and from Canada has been closed for a while and because of that, the people who live on Minnesota's Northwest Angle aren't able to get anywhere else in the USA and travelers can't get to any of the resorts there. Since traveling by road isn't an option, residents decided to create a 22-mile ice road over Lake of the Woods to get to and from Minnesota's Northwest Angle.