January 2021 Make your own fun When we were kids and mom wanted to get us out of her hair, she told us to go outside. Even in winter, we made our own fun. We went sledding, built a snowman, put up a snow fort, played fox and goose in our booted feet. […]
We got 6 inches of fluffy snow overnight and it’s still snowing. It’s a winter wonderland out there! We’ve said it before and it’s true again, this weekend should be fantastic for anything snow related. Forest Riders Snowmobile Club 2/7/2019 – This week we have received another 12+ inches of snow and it is still […]
After the Polar Vortex, February promises less talk about the weather and more doing outdoors. Who needs an excuse to head north with Valentine’s Day, a three-day weekend and some great special events coming up? The upside of subzero temps is thick ice and insurance on all the snow that’s fallen so far. And the […]
Nevis Trailblazers 1/17/2019 – We continue to groom as the snow is getting thin but manageable. We have a full week of grooming this week and will be ready for the weekend. We could really use a snow to get things freshened up and in great shape. I am happy to say that the USXC […]
Northern Pike fishing has been good throughout the Park Rapids area. Tip-ups rigged with #2 chartreuse hooks tipped with a Fun Dog hot dog—yes I said hot dog (hooked once sideways) suspended about 2-3 ft off the bottom in the 9-12ft depth range. Shiner minnows or Sucker Minnows will also catch the pike. A jigging […]
Forest Riders Snowmobile Club 1/5/2019 – All of the Forest Riders trails are groomed and ready to go including Trail 23 in Itasca State Park! This year, the club is also grooming about 24 miles of the trail going south of the rest area on Highway 34 (located 3.5 miles west of Osage) down to Wolf […]
The new year brings an abundance of snow to play in whether you want to snowmobile on hundreds of miles of groomed trails, cross-country ski, learn to navigate the woods on snowshoes or build a fort. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources updates snow and trail conditions in weekly reports posted after 2 p.m. every […]
Well, the snow is here. We got snow…we got lots of snow…. Making New Year’s extended weekend a great weekend to hit the trails. KPRM Radio is reporting 7.5 inches of snow overnight and maybe another 6 inches in this storm through Friday morning. The weather service out of Grand Forks predicts that […]
The Park Rapids area is bustling with activity this November. Stay in the know and get in on all the action this month by following us on Twitter and keeping up with our events calendar. A few events we are especially excited about include the Winter Wonderland Snowflake & Candy Canes Arts & Crafts […]
If you’ve ever lived outside of Minnesota you know you get the same question when people find out where you’re from. “Aren’t the winters cold there?” After getting this question dozens of times I say, “Yes but you just wear more clothes and walk faster. You get used to it.” People usually look at me […]
