A cabin on Lake Vermilion was deemed a total loss after a fire. According to officials, around 1:20 p.m on Wednesday, they ...

Emergency crews respond to a snowmobile accident on Lake Vermillion; 2 vehicles remain submerged while riders are transported to the hospital.

An area of Lake Vermilion near Tower, Minn., shows water and weak ice along a pressure ridge that formed on the lake. Two snowmobiles submerged in the water near here on Dec. 28, 2025.

Rochester natives Jasper Padrnos and Lucas Fagan had a successful voyage to Lake Vermillion in northern Minnesota last May. They're hoping for even better — and bigger — results this weekend. Jasper ...