2025 North Country Icebreaker
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January 25
Starting at 10am
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Breezy Point Resort
Breezy Point, MN

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event_title: 2025 North Country Icebreaker

event_time_zone: America/Chicago

event_start: January 25, 2025 10:00

event_duration: 720

event_end: January 25, 2025 22:00

event_address: 9252 Breezy Point Dr, Breezy Point, MN 56472, United States

event_description: Break out the longjohns and join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers at Breezy Point Resort on Pelican Lake January 25th for the North Country Icebreaker! We are kicking off 2025 with our biggest celebration of the year and need your help to set the tone! The North Country Icebreaker is a public event aimed at introducing people to our hunting and angling traditions and stoking the fire to help us protect the wild places and animals we love to pursue.  There will be open ice fishing and spearfishing, demonstrations from industry professionals, wild game cooking, winter camping and ecology seminars and so much more!! We are taking everything you might know about a conventional banquet-type event and cranking up the heat!!!  Your ticket purchase includes entry to attend all of Saturdays activities, a swag bag with goodies and discounts from our partners, AND a Prime Rib Buffet for Saturday Night.KIDS 16 AND UNDER ARE FREE and the first 100 tickets sold will also be entered into an Early Bird Door Prize- a Custom BHA Cooler from Maluna Coolers!The Minnesota Chapter of BHA is stoked to be bringing Icebreaker back home and packing this weekend with activities for the whole family. Icebreaker is open to members and non-members alike. Icebreaker will be a family-friendly event sure to be full of laughs and adventures for all! Whether you are new to icefishing or a seasoned professional, come join BHA members on the ice for open fishing, to learn, and be a part of the community that is leading the charge to protect your public hunting and fishing access. We will also have raffles, prizes, and giveaways galore from our partners! View Resort Map Here Icebreaker Event ScheduleFriday, Jan. 245:00PM-7:00PM: Check-in (Fawcett House)6:00PM-10:00PM: Welcome Party Potluck and Bonfire, Sponsored by Maluna Coolers (Fawcett House) Saturday, Jan 25**Open Fishing with other BHA members all day. 9:45AM-10:00AM: Pelican Lake Fishing Update w/ Joe Gonska of Pelican Lake Guide Service Breezy Bay/Convention Center-Minnesota Room , depending on weather)10:00AM-10:50AM: Spearfishing Demo w/ Scott Hjelle, Owner of Hjelle-Arc Spears (Breezy Bay/Convention Center-Minnesota Room , depending on weather)11:00AM-11:50AM: Ice Fishing Seminar, Mike Hehner of Lindners Angling Edge (Breezy Bay/Fawcett House, depending on weather)12:00PM- 1:00PM: FREE Fish Fry Lunch (Fawcett House)1:00PM-1:50PM: Winter Camping Seminar/ Demonstration (Breezy Bay/Fawcett House, depending on weather)2:00PM- 2:50PM- Fishery/ Lake Ecology Talk, Cam Mosely (Convention Center, Minnesota Room)3:00PM- 4:00PM- Wild Game Cookoff- Presented by River Brothers Outfitters (Convention Center- Minnesota Room)4:00PM-4:30PM- Cookoff Judging (Fawcett House)4:30-5:30: Cocktail Hour (Convention Center-Minnesota Room)5:30PM- 9:00PM: Dinner and Raffles (Convention Center- Minnesota Room)9:00PM- 12:00AM- Bonfire (Fawcett House) Sunday, Jan. 268:00AM- 11:00AM- Checkout*Seminars and Schedule subject to change Lodging:Discounted lodging is available through Breezy Point Resort for attendees. Lodging costs are in addition to ticket cost. To book accommodations, reserve online or call Breezy Point Resort at (800)-432-3777 and reserve under the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers name (Event 461553). Lodging will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so help us out and book early!Lodging Options include: Hotel style Kings, Double Queens and Whirlpool SuitesDeluxe CondominiumsVacation Homes and Unique Retreats with 2 to 11 bedroomsFish House RentalsOR Bring your Own Ice House Tickets:$75/ per adult (Included Prime Rib Dinner, Entry to all Saturdays events, eligible for giveways and prizes, Early Bird Door Prize (First 100 Attendees)Kids 16 and under are FREE**A Limited Number of Prime Rib Meals are Still Available! Get them before they are gone!***Please select your ticket based on whether you are bringing children. Attendees who purchase a "Individual Ticket (With Kids)" will be contacted to verify how many for food planning.  With event questions or to compete in the Wild Game Cookoff, please contact Chance Adams at chance.c.adamsgmail.com. Interested in Sponsorship? Contact Aaron Hebeisen at hebeisenbackcountryhunters.org or 320-266-0546.  THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS              

2025 North Country Icebreaker

Break out the longjohns and join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers at Breezy Point Resort on Pelican Lake January 25th for the North Country Icebreaker!

 

We are kicking off 2025 with our biggest celebration of the year and need your help to set the tone!

 

The North Country Icebreaker is a public event aimed at introducing people to our hunting and angling traditions and stoking the fire to help us protect the wild places and animals we love to pursue.  There will be open ice fishing and spearfishing, demonstrations from industry professionals, wild game cooking, winter camping and ecology seminars and so much more!! We are taking everything you might know about a conventional banquet-type event and cranking up the heat!!!  Your ticket purchase includes entry to attend all of Saturday's activities, a swag bag with goodies and discounts from our partners, AND a Prime Rib Buffet for Saturday Night.

KIDS 16 AND UNDER ARE FREE and the first 100 tickets sold will also be entered into an Early Bird Door Prize- a Custom BHA Cooler from Maluna Coolers!

The Minnesota Chapter of BHA is stoked to be bringing Icebreaker back home and packing this weekend with activities for the whole family. Icebreaker is open to members and non-members alike. Icebreaker will be a family-friendly event sure to be full of laughs and adventures for all! Whether you are new to icefishing or a seasoned professional, come join BHA members on the ice for open fishing, to learn, and be a part of the community that is leading the charge to protect your public hunting and fishing access. 

We will also have raffles, prizes, and giveaways galore from our partners!

 

View Resort Map Here

 

Icebreaker Event Schedule

Friday, Jan. 24

5:00PM-7:00PM: Check-in (Fawcett House)

6:00PM-10:00PM: Welcome Party Potluck and Bonfire, Sponsored by Maluna Coolers (Fawcett House)

 

Saturday, Jan 25

**Open Fishing with other BHA members all day. 

9:45AM-10:00AM: Pelican Lake Fishing Update w/ Joe Gonska of Pelican Lake Guide Service Breezy Bay/Convention Center-Minnesota Room , depending on weather)

10:00AM-10:50AM: Spearfishing Demo w/ Scott Hjelle, Owner of Hjelle-Arc Spears (Breezy Bay/Convention Center-Minnesota Room , depending on weather)

11:00AM-11:50AM: Ice Fishing Seminar, Mike Hehner of Lindner's Angling Edge (Breezy Bay/Fawcett House, depending on weather)

12:00PM- 1:00PM: FREE Fish Fry Lunch (Fawcett House)

1:00PM-1:50PM: Winter Camping Seminar/ Demonstration (Breezy Bay/Fawcett House, depending on weather)

2:00PM- 2:50PM- Fishery/ Lake Ecology Talk, Cam Mosely (Convention Center, Minnesota Room)

3:00PM- 4:00PM- Wild Game Cookoff- Presented by River Brothers Outfitters (Convention Center- Minnesota Room)

4:00PM-4:30PM- Cookoff Judging (Fawcett House)

4:30-5:30: Cocktail Hour (Convention Center-Minnesota Room)

5:30PM- 9:00PM: Dinner and Raffles (Convention Center- Minnesota Room)

9:00PM- 12:00AM- Bonfire (Fawcett House)

 

Sunday, Jan. 26

8:00AM- 11:00AM- Checkout

*Seminars and Schedule subject to change

 

Lodging:

Discounted lodging is available through Breezy Point Resort for attendees. Lodging costs are in addition to ticket cost. To book accommodations, reserve online or call Breezy Point Resort at (800)-432-3777 and reserve under the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers name (Event #461553). Lodging will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so help us out and book early!

Lodging Options include: 

  • Hotel style Kings, Double Queens and Whirlpool Suites
  • Deluxe Condominiums
  • Vacation Homes and Unique Retreats with 2 to 11 bedrooms
  • Fish House Rentals
  • OR Bring your Own Ice House

 

Tickets:

$75/ per adult (Included Prime Rib Dinner, Entry to all Saturdays events, eligible for giveways and prizes, Early Bird Door Prize (First 100 Attendees)

Kids 16 and under are FREE

**A Limited Number of Prime Rib Meals are Still Available! Get them before they are gone!**

*Please select your ticket based on whether you are bringing children. Attendees who purchase a "Individual Ticket (With Kids)" will be contacted to verify how many for food planning. 

 

With event questions or to compete in the Wild Game Cookoff, please contact Chance Adams at [email protected]

Interested in Sponsorship? Contact Aaron Hebeisen at [email protected] or 320-266-0546. 

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHEN
January 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 10pm
WHERE
Breezy Point Resort
9252 Breezy Point Dr
Breezy Point, MN 56472
United States
Google map and directions
CONTACT
Chance Adams · · 218-766-9673
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SELECT YOUR TICKETS:

Individual Ticket (No Kids) ($75.00)
Saturday Activities, Swag Bag, Prime Rib Buffet, Early Bird Door Prize (first 100 tickets)
Individual Ticket (With Kids) ($75.00)
Saturday Activities, Swag Bag, Prime Rib Buffet, Early Bird Door Prize (first 100 tickets)