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May.6.2021
Brainerd, one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota, straddles the Mississippi River and, with 450 area waterways, offers easy access to year-round adventures.
The adorable small towns surrounding Brainerd focus their tourism on cycling in the summer and snow sports like cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and especially ice fishing in the winter. The Gull Lake ice fishing tournament, for example, is the largest in the world, allowing 15,000 anglers to drill holes and fish across its 9,947 acres.
These small towns offer artisan shopping, old-fashioned hometown charm, and welcoming people who make you glad to visit.
1. Nisswa
CBS affiliate WCCO named Nisswa 2018’s Best Small Town in Minnesota. Nisswa, the activity hub of the Brainerd Lakes region, has a population of 1,817. This soars by thousands in the summer.
Minnesota briefs: Two Iron Range school districts add mountain bike teams
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Two school districts on the Iron Range plan to start mountain biking teams in part of what s been a decadelong explosion in the sport in Minnesota since the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trails opened in 2010.
Mountain bike teams in the Minnesota High School Cycling League are being formed at Rock Ridge and Hibbing school districts, with the Rock Ridge team in Virginia being a composite team that draws from schools on the east side of the Iron Range.
Mountain biking has exploded in popularity in Minnesota since the trail system in Crosby was built. In 2012, the first year of the cycling league for high school and middle schoolers, there were 151 participants from 16 teams. This past year, despite COVID-19 restrictions, there were 2,135 participants from 80 teams spanning 125 schools.