Here are a few fishing leagues and clubs in this area.
1. Northland Ice Fishing League - just for fun on lakes from Duluth to Moose Lake.
2. UAC BASS Club - Only Bassmasters club in the area, if you are a bass angler and want a shot at making the Minnesota State Federation BASS Tournament of Champs, this is your only shot.
3. UAC Big Bass Fishing League - one big bass only, $10/person towards big bass, $1 or lure, something for the smallest bass, for fun only. If you don't have a boat, this is a perfect league for you. Goto http://www.Multispecies.com and post, there are boaters that will take a non-boater on each night.
4. UItimate Angler Challenge Bass Tournaments - check out http://www.ultimateanglerchallenge.com
5. Monday Night Fishing League - multispecies, 13 nights, going into its 10th year and doing great. Look for MMTS, on the forums.
You can get to all these leagues in the forums on http://www.multispecies.com and chat with them or get out fishing.
There are others but these are all fun and great. I hope you fish one or more and get into the fun.