Baudette, Minnesota -
Willie the Walleye - Walleye Capital of the World
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40-foot-long Willie the Walleye statue, positioned as if leaping from the lake and at your car, gives substance to Baudette's claim as "Walleye Capital of the World."
- Address:
- International Drive NE, Baudette, MN
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the west shore of the river, on the corner of International Drive NE and Main St./Hwy 11.
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Willie the Walleye - Walleye Capital of the World
40-foot-long Willie the Walleye statue, positioned as if leaping from the lake and at your car, gives substance to Baudette's claim as "Walleye Capital of the World." Roadsideamerica.com Report...
40-foot-long Willie the Walleye statue, positioned as if leaping from the lake and at your car, gives substance to Baudette's claim as "Walleye Capital of the World." Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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Walleye Accessories: Totem Pole and Bobber In addition to "Willie the Walleye," there is a totem pole, bobber, and steer on a sign in Baudette -- but they pale in comparison to Willie. [Holly Diestler, 04/23/2008][RA: Willie has been luring fish fans to Baudette since he was unveiled in 1959.]
Walleye Capital of the World statue Baudette claims to be the Walleye Capital of the World and they most certainly win if the statues are the competition, as their downtown Walleye Statue is huge. [Sumoflam, 09/05/2007]
Walleye Capitals Worry as Baudette Angles for Trademark Rights
Baudette, Minnesota is making a bold move in the normally slow, simmering fracas between at least seven towns over the location of the "Walleye Capital of the World." The small, lakeside town in northern Minnesota is in the process of trademarking the phrase, which might prevent other fish-crazed communities from making the same claim. ... [03/10/2007] Complete News Story
Baudette, Minnesota is making a bold move in the normally slow, simmering fracas between at least seven towns over the location of the "Walleye Capital of the World." The small, lakeside town in northern Minnesota is in the process of trademarking the phrase, which might prevent other fish-crazed communities from making the same claim. ... [03/10/2007] Complete News Story
Fish "World's Largest Walleye Pike" The sign by the fish states, "Welcome to Baudette, Minnesota; Home of
Willie the Walleye; Walleye Capital of the World." Anyone who has ever been near
Baudette in the winter knows that the city has expanded into nearby Lake of the Woods
because of all the ice fish houses. [Shane Delaney, 11/11/2001]
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