If you haven't been up to Mille Lacs in a while, you probably haven't gotten over to the Wahkon Inn.  It has been open for a a while and owners Tom and Rusty have the kitchen running again and are serving some great burgers and more.  I've been there a couple times and the place is doing a great business.

Thursday nights they feature a key chain drawing for cash and it gets up there to the tune of $350.  They've put in more tables, offer a nice menu and their pull tab boxes support MSA Flagship.

They don't have a website yet, but you can visit them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wahkon-Inn/199950566726140.

Other deveopments at Mille Lacs include a massive Appeldoorn's Resort expansion on the east shore.  They are doing a conference center and adding lodging.  You can follow that happening at http://www.sunsetbayml.com/,

Things are going well at Hunter Winfield's where owners Mike and Margie Christensen are building a new home just southeast of the resort, allowing for their current place to serve as another rental.  To get an your ice fishing rental locked, contact them at http://www.hunterwinfields.com/Index_IceFishing.html

The fire that destroyed four lakeside townhomes in April at Izatys spurred a 1.2 million dollar rebuilding project at the south shore resort.  The building has been rebuilt, sided and roofed and is awaiting interior finishing.  There is still no word on the sale of the resort to Faribault businessman Roy Winjum, who has been trying to acquire Izatys for more than two years.  He wants to build a 250-unit RV park on the southeast side of the property, formerly the back nine holes of Sanctuary Golf Course.  The resort bar, restaurant and hotel are open weekends through the winter for a second straight year. For more information you can contact them at  http://izatys.com/

Garrison will soon have a Burger King, joining McDonald's as the lake's fast-food headquarters.  We'll be following on that soon!