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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1


                                  NEWS RELEASE

ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS IS NEW NAME FOR LAKEHEAD PIPE LINE PARTNERS

HOUSTON, Texas, September 5/PRNewswire/ -- Effective today, Lakehead Pipe Line
Partners, L.P. changed its name to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. ("Enbridge
Energy") and changed its trading symbol to "EEP."

Mr. Dan C. Tutcher, President of the Enbridge Partnership commented, "It was our
privilege to ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange today and
initiate trading in "EEP" units. The occasion marks the official launch of
Enbridge Energy Partners and signals our repositioning of the Partnership to
become the primary acquisition vehicle for Enbridge Inc. in the United States.
This strategy involves expanding the geographic scope of the Partnership to the
entire U.S., including the active Gulf Coast region; and expanding the business
scope to all suitable types of energy transportation assets, including
terminals, feeder systems and natural gas assets. Our end objective is to
accelerate the growth of cash distributions to unitholders."

The changes, which were announced on July 19, do not require any action on the
part of Enbridge Energy's unitholders. Partnership units will trade and cash
distributions will be disbursed in the same manner as previously. For registered
unitholders, existing certificates in the name of Lakehead Pipe Line Partners,
L.P. continue to be fully negotiable and need not be replaced. The CUSIP number
assigned to Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. is 29250R 10 6.

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (enbridgepartners.com) owns the U.S. portion of
the world's longest liquid petroleum pipeline. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, holds an
effective 14.5% interest in the Partnership. The Partnership's Class A Common
Units are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "EEP" (formerly
"LHP"). Enbridge Inc. common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol "ENB" and on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol
"ENBR."

This news release includes forward-looking statements and projections, made in
reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Enbridge Energy has made every reasonable effort to ensure
that the information and assumptions on which these statements and projections
are based are current, reasonable, and complete. However, a variety of factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections,
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in this release. While
Enbridge Energy makes these statements and projections in good faith, neither
the Partnership nor its management can guarantee that the anticipated future
results will be achieved. Reference should be made to Enbridge Energy's
(formerly Lakehead's) Securities and Exchange Commission filings for additional
important factors that may affect actual results.

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Tracy Barker
Telephone: (403) 231-5949
Facsimile: (403) 231-5780
Toll-free: (800) 525-3999
E-mail: investor@enbridgepartners.com

MEDIA CONTACT:
Denise Hamsher
Telephone: (713) 650-8900
Facsimile: (713) 653-6510
E-mail: media@enbridgepartners.com

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