Governor's Fishing Opener Planning Continues

Planning for the 2008 Governor's Fishing Opener continues at a frantic but controlled and organized pace. Carol Altpeter with ExploreMinnesota Tourism said the main event has to do with tossing a line in the water on Saturday, May 10th, the opening of Minnesota warm water walleye season. But there's going to be other things going on too, like the large community picnic Friday afternoon. Altpeter said roughly 325 journalists and writers will come to the Lakes Area, enjoy themselves and go write about their experience, and it won't necessarily be all about fishing. The opening ceremony is scheduled for around 3pm on Friday and will include a performance of the By The Way Players and a tale of the way mail used to be delivered on the Whitefish Chain of lakes.