OA Lodge History

Ka'niss Ma'ingan Lodge #196 serves Voyageurs Area Council.  The Lodge was formed in 1994 by the merger of Mesabi Lodge #196 and Nahak Lodge #526.  The Council office is located in Hermantown, Minnesota, which is in Section C-1A and spans an area from Bessemer, Michigan to Bemidji, Minnesota and from Pine City, Minnesota to International Falls, Minnesota.  The Lodge includes parts of 13 counties in Minnesota, 4 counties in Wisconsin and 1 county of Michigan.