When the Polar Fest Freeze Your Buns 5K Run was first postponed and then canceled due to arctic weather conditions, Detroit Lakes native Ryan Bjorklund decided to run it anyway. Why? As a means of honoring his father, the late Ron Bjorklund, whose completion of the same run in 2016 was one of the proudest accomplishments of his life.
The Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary Club's 12th Annual Poles 'N Holes ice fishing derby is in the books, and despite "sometimes brutal" conditions, the Polar Fest event drew more than 650 participants, who reeled in over 150 fish on Feb. 19.
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An ice palace is being constructed for 2022's Polar Fest and a frozen body of water in Detroit Lakes, Minn. is where volunteers are harvesting the ice blocks for the project. Each block can weigh hundreds of pounds.