This scene was a familiar one on many Minnesota lakes last summer because of the drought. This is Lake Beltrami north of Bemidji, where the water receded about 30 feet from the shoreline. Resort owners fear even worse conditions this coming summer. (MPR Photo/Tom Robertson)
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