The Township of Angle Inlet is located in the Northwest Angle of Minnesota. It has a population of 120 people and one room elementary school. The nearest high school is 40 miles away in Warroad, MN. Medical services require a 45 mile boat ride to Kenora, Ontario or a 62 mile drive to Warroad. In the 1990s, disputed fishing limits between the US and Canada hurt the local economy and tourism. To gain attention, some residents proposed seceding from the US, which led to a negotiated agreement on fishing limits. The Red Lake Band owns 70% of the Northwest Angle land.

1. The Township of
Angle Inlet is in
the Northwest
Angle
Population: 120 people

2. Angle Inlet Elementary School K-6th
One room school house

3. The nearest high school is in Warroad, MN
If you choose to go
on the lake by boat,
or vehicle in the
winter, you only
have 40 miles to get
to the high school.
If you go over the
lake...What time are you
going to get up in the
morning to get to school
at 8:00am?
If you choose to drive.... What time are
you going to get up in the morning to get
to school at 8:00am?

4. What if you need to
see a doctor?
Is it an emergency? Is it
Saturday at 9pm? Then you
can go about 45 miles by boat
to Kenora, Ontario, Canada.
On Monday-
Friday, from
8am-5pm you
can go to
Warroad, MN,
62 miles
away.

5. There is only one gas station
in the area, but their prices
are much more expensive!
There is one police officer for
the area of Angle Inlet.
One small general store with
few food items.

6. Fishing in Lake of the
Woods
Extreme fishing limits, that were
set by Ontario and ignored by the
United States hurt tourism in the
area, and personal livelihoods of
residents in the 1990s.
In order to get national attention,
some residents asked their
congressman to threaten to
secede.
The stunt worked, and an
agreeable deal on fishing limits
was put in place.

7. The Red Lake Band owns 70% of the
Northwest Angle’s land. (shown in pink)
In the late 1990’s when Congressman Collin
Peterson gave the residents of Angle Inlet
Township the option of seceding from the
United States, it upset many members of the
tribe. Not because they did or didn’t want to
secede, but because nobody talked to them
about what they wanted.

8. Sources
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2845/13750567594_9bd75799d0_c.jpg
http://nierocks.areavoices.com/2013/03/26/special-guests-from-angle-inlet-
school/
www.alifemorecomplete.com/blog/journey-minnesota-how-to-visit-the-
northwest-angle-by-car
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199808/17_radila_angle-m/