A new, improved 84-foot fishing pier has been installed on Tilson Bay on Rainy Lake in northern Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said.
 
The pier, installed by staff from the Tower office of the DNR Division of Parks and Trails, is safer and more accessible than the aging structure it replaced. A newly added 150-foot hardened trail surface makes it easier to reach from the nearby ADA-accessible parking lot.
 
The Tilson Bay pier is a popular fishing spot for local anglers, who take advantage of the year-round continuous fishing season for northern pike. Walleye also frequent the area during the spring, and many are caught from the pier during the first few weeks of the season.
 
Part of a cooperative agreement between the Rainy Lake Sportfishing Club and the DNR, the project was paid for out of the Game and Fish fund.
 
Tilson Bay is located approximately six miles east of International Falls on the northeast side of State Highway 11.