rite of spring: The Minnesota Bound Lake Minnetonka Crappie Contest is Saturday at Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge, and officials expect the lake to be ice-free by then. The charity event includes a kids fishing clinic and $50,000 in prizes. See www.mnbound.com.
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