Bill R
12-06-2001, 06:17 AM
I received an email from Kaz referring to Ortonville being canceled. According to him, it is being treated as a one year vacation from Ortonville and the local Chamber and others are OK with this. It has been replaced with Lake Mille Lacs in MN on the same weekend and will be run combined with the Cabela's championship (the weights will count for both). With Cabela's on board payouts will be over $100,00.00 per event based on a 200 boat field. There will be coverage by ESPN2 and Outdoor Channel TV programs as well as print coverage in North American Fisherman magazine. The Mille Lacs tournament will be held on May 18-19, 2002 and the MWC Championship will be held Oct. 16-20 2002 at Prairie du Chien WI on the Mississippi River. The new circuit will be called the Cabela's Masters Walleye Circuit but will be owned by North American Membership Group.