Riverbend Skate Path (Jared Olafson FB)
WARROAD, Minn. (KFGO) – People living in northwest Minnesota say it started with two men who thought it would be fun to connect their ice rinks on the Warroad River.
Now, the so-called Riverbend Skate Path connects seven rinks and runs for two-and-a-half miles along the river. Jared Olafson says it’s not unusual for him to look out and see headlamps bobbing along the skate path at 10 p.m. The path is maintained by plow attached ATV’s and Polaris Industries in nearby Roseau donated a power broom.
The people maintaining the path eventually hope to get a Zamboni so they can get a professional finish.
A tale of two lakes: Tourism flourishes on south shore of Lake of the Woods while Northwest Angle struggles with border closure during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Fishermen return to the dock at Ballard s Resort on Lake of the Woods after a day on the water in early October. Tourism on the south shore of Lake of the Woods rebounded after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lifted stay-at-home restrictions put into place during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and business was good throughout the summer. (Photo/ Eric Hylden, Grand Forks Herald)