Roseau Times-Region - Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper

Unless you're drowning or afflicted with aquaphobia, you love water.

That should be Minnesota's motto along with "The Land of 10,000 Lakes."

Roseau County is one of the rare Minnesota counties.

Our lakes can be counted on two fingers.

Hayes Lake, which is man-made, was completed in 1973 after the construction of Hayes Dam.

Additionally, Lake of the Woods is almost entirely within Lake of the Woods County.

While the lake reaches the shores in Warroad and Springsteel, a mere two 40 acres are located in Roseau County.

A week ago Thursday, August 17, water was the main interest at the Roseau C...