Those We Honor

Mission Statement”: Serving Youth, Families, Veterans & Communities through fishing & outdoor programs History: Fishing for life was founded in 2004 by […]

Hard to argue that any two Minnesotans spend more time in the fishing world than Tim and Bob Sonenstahl. Who else can […]

In 1971, soon-to-be-married Jeff Arnold and Kay Campbell made a bold move that would forever impact Minnesota’s fishing scene. They purchased Reed’s […]

FM Walleyes Unlimited, Inc., was founded in 1977 to “promote conservation, sportsmanship and education in respects to walleye fishing”. The founding members […]

Hank was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN and had an adventurous childhood growing up fishing and hunting rabbits in the metro […]

Serving as a professional angler and guide for nearly 40 years, Jeff Sundin knows the fishing waters of Northern Minnesota. Hosting customers […]

In 1976, Russ Francisco opened a sailboat hardware shop on London Road catering to the traffic heading up the shore and to […]

For over 50 years, Tom Carlson has been an integral part of the Minnesota fishing industry. In 1965, Tom, along with his […]

The idea of a fishing museum began in 1990 after Al Baert, a World War II and Korean War veteran, attended a […]

Marty Glorvigen was born and raised on a small lake near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He was very much influenced by his parents […]