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People just love it in Detroit Lakes.
“DL,” as the locals call it, is a laid-back place where folks are happy to hang out by the water in their flip-flops all summer long, and then just as happy to head to the hills in their ski boots in winter.
A prime example of Minnesota’s famous ‘lake culture,’ Detroit Lakes is a magnet for summer tourists. Boating, tubing, biking, beach-going there’s never a shortage of outdoor fun in the sun. The community’s mile-long beach, just blocks from downtown, along with its generous smattering of stores, restaurants and lakeside hotels and resorts, are all big draws for warm weather visitors.
Every now and then you need to get your nose up above sea level, so to celebrate Earth Day, Millie and I ventured westward ho and upward ho to Greenbrier State Park and set up camp at 1,110 feet.
Keep the peace outdoors, don t walk on the ski trails
“Anywhere there is snow on the ground, trail managers have issues with winter trail etiquette,” one trail manager said.. “We don’t want people s first experience to be associated with rude, disruptive behavior.” Written By: Nathan W. Bowe | 10:00 am, Jan. 24, 2021 ×
Grooming Nordic ski trails at Pickerel Lake. (Submitted photo)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. Whether it be cross-country skiers, snowshoers, hikers, fat-tire bikers or ski-shoers, it appears that more people than ever are out using using the nonmotorized trails this winter, said Matthew Davis, North Country Trail Association regional trail coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Keep the peace outdoors, don t walk on the ski trails
“Anywhere there is snow on the ground, trail managers have issues with winter trail etiquette,” one trail manager said.. “We don’t want people s first experience to be associated with rude, disruptive behavior.” Written By: Nathan W. Bowe | 10:00 am, Jan. 24, 2021 ×
Grooming Nordic ski trails at Pickerel Lake. (Submitted photo)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. Whether it be cross-country skiers, snowshoers, hikers, fat-tire bikers or ski-shoers, it appears that more people than ever are out using using the nonmotorized trails this winter, said Matthew Davis, North Country Trail Association regional trail coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.