Detroit Lakes Polar Fest 2021 kicks off Thursday
Polar Fest 2021 is set to get underway this Thursday, Feb. 4, in Detroit Lakes, with more than two dozen events scheduled through Monday, Feb. 15.
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MN Sn Ice volunteers were busy installing the lights at the Detroit Lakes City Park early this week, in preparation for the community s annual Polar Fest celebration. The City Park will be the site for this year s MN Sn Ice Snow & Ice Showcase, which will remain on display throughout Polar Fest s 12-day run, Feb. 4-15. (Milan Christianson / Special to the Tribune)
Detroit Lakes’ annual celebration of all things winter, Polar Fest, is set to open this Thursday, Feb. 4, with more than two dozen activities slated to take place in and around the community through Monday, Feb. 15.
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Poles N Holes to hold virtual event to go with annual ice fishing derby
“It is our goal to hold the on-ice derby, if at all possible. The community has been good to us and we really feel like this outdoor activity will be needed for fishing enthusiasts and families after all we’ve been through,” said organizer Brent Gerber.
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Competitors at a past Poles n Holes fishing derby on Little Detroit Lake. (Tribune File photo)
The Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary Club is working closely with the DNR to hold its 11th Annual Poles ‘N Holes Ice Fishing Derby on Feb. 6, 2021.
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Tony McKay, Minot, left, works his presentation carefully in the hopes of enticing a largemouth bass while teammate Kyle Okke, Dickinson, ties on a new lure. The two anglers were competing in an event at Nelson Lake, Oliver County, Dec. 5.
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CENTER – When the calendar says the open water fishing season has come to an end but you just can’t accept it, what do you do? Well, you find some warmer water and fish some more.
That’s what several diehard members of the Badlands Bass Bandits have determined they will do. The tenacious anglers have introduced their “first ever” Ice Series, a bold effort to satisfy their fishing “fix” over the winter months. They won’t be drilling any holes through the ice though.