Weekly Conservation Officer Reports for Northeast Minnesota
Jul 07, 2026 04:35AM ● By Editor
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From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - July 7, 2026
Last updated: 2026-07-06
From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - July 7, 2026
District 6 - Two Harbors area
Last updated: 2026-07-06
CO Sean Williams (Ely 1) reports: warm and generally dry weather dominated the week into the fourth of July weekend. Heavy recreational watercraft use was seen as well as angling activity. Violation included: no lifesaving device on board a watercraft, fail to display current watercraft registration, and angling without a license in possession.
CO Brent Ihnen (Ely 2) spent the week checking anglers and watercraft operators. Officer Ihnen also focused on patrolling for ATV and ORV activity. Additional time was spent monitoring AIS compliance near area lakes and at public water accesses.
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Grand Marais) worked the busy holiday weekend with area officers. Time was spent in the BWCAW and on area lakes. Enforcement action was taken for angling, BWCAW and boating violations.
CO Hudson Ledeen (Hovland) spent the holiday weekend working the waters, woods, and trails. Many people were visiting the area and taking advantage of all the recreation opportunities the North Shore has to offer. Enforcement action was taken for angling, boating, ATV, and OHM violations.
CO Anthony Bermel (Babbitt) worked lots of boating and fishing enforcement over the past week and the busy 4th of July weekend. Time was spent on Lake Vermilion with CO Larson one day, with the remaining time spent of station lakes and ATV trails. Enforcement action included: PFD violations, registration violations, litter, PWC violations, and transporting a watercraft with the drain plug in place.
CO Megan Franzen (Silver Bay) spent the week primarily monitoring angling and boating activity around the area. Beautiful weather over the holiday weekend brought many people to the area. Enforcement action was taken for angling and boating related violations.
CO Trent Anderson (Tofte) focused on boating and angling activity for the Holiday week. Time was spent on nuisance bear issues. Many folks were out enjoying the lakes and woods with favorable weather conditions. Enforcement action was taken on a variety of angling and boating related violations.
CO Cassie Block (Two Harbors) Spent time this week checking anglers on area lakes. Block focused efforts on boating enforcement, and AIS enforcement with K9 Jet. Time was also spent patrolling for ATV activity.
CO Brent Ihnen (Ely 2) spent the week checking anglers and watercraft operators. Officer Ihnen also focused on patrolling for ATV and ORV activity. Additional time was spent monitoring AIS compliance near area lakes and at public water accesses.
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Grand Marais) worked the busy holiday weekend with area officers. Time was spent in the BWCAW and on area lakes. Enforcement action was taken for angling, BWCAW and boating violations.
CO Hudson Ledeen (Hovland) spent the holiday weekend working the waters, woods, and trails. Many people were visiting the area and taking advantage of all the recreation opportunities the North Shore has to offer. Enforcement action was taken for angling, boating, ATV, and OHM violations.
CO Anthony Bermel (Babbitt) worked lots of boating and fishing enforcement over the past week and the busy 4th of July weekend. Time was spent on Lake Vermilion with CO Larson one day, with the remaining time spent of station lakes and ATV trails. Enforcement action included: PFD violations, registration violations, litter, PWC violations, and transporting a watercraft with the drain plug in place.
CO Megan Franzen (Silver Bay) spent the week primarily monitoring angling and boating activity around the area. Beautiful weather over the holiday weekend brought many people to the area. Enforcement action was taken for angling and boating related violations.
CO Trent Anderson (Tofte) focused on boating and angling activity for the Holiday week. Time was spent on nuisance bear issues. Many folks were out enjoying the lakes and woods with favorable weather conditions. Enforcement action was taken on a variety of angling and boating related violations.
CO Cassie Block (Two Harbors) Spent time this week checking anglers on area lakes. Block focused efforts on boating enforcement, and AIS enforcement with K9 Jet. Time was also spent patrolling for ATV activity.
