State-owned lake in Bremer County gets first major upgrade in decades

A northeast Iowa lake is seeing its first major renovation in about 70 years. Martens Lake has been a part of the Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Bremer County since the 1950s but has remained virtually untouched. Thatโ€™s changing, as Iowa DNR wildlife biologist Dan Kirby says they’re widening the lake’s channels to improve […]

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