Summer Recreation Guide

BY NANCY VOGTEditor

The north end of Trailside Park along the Paul Bunyan Trail in Pequot Lakes recently got a lot more colorful and attractive to children and their families.

A bright blue, red and yel-low children’s playground was installed and it’s already proved popular with kids and parents.

The park was made possi-ble through a $75,000 dona-tion from Tom and Nancy Adams of Pequot Lakes and their family. The part of the park with playground equip-ment will be named the Adams Family Playground.

“We are delighted to be able to give something back to the city that has become such an important part of our lives,” the Adamses said when they provided the donation.

The new playground is step one of a master plan for that part of Trailside Park. Step two is constructing bathroom facilities, which the city is cur-rently working on, and step three will be to add a splash park for children.

Trailside Park is also home to a bandstand, where Bands

in the Park play for free from 7-9 p.m. Saturdays through summer. Following is this summer’s schedule:

June 20: Muddy Waters, ‘50s and country.

June 27: Norm’s Bait & Tackle Choir, humorous.

July 4: Decade 7, classic ‘70s rock.

July 11: The Lonesome Tradition, bluegrass.

July 18: Daybreak, smooth jazz, rock and roll oldies, country.

July 25: SOLO, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s rock and roll.

Aug. 1: The Lonesome Tradition, bluegrass.

Aug. 8: Muddy Waters, ‘50s and country.

Aug. 15: Rockin Hill Band, older rock and roll, pop, blues.

Aug. 22: Decade 7, classic ‘70s rock.

Aug. 29: Mike Miller & Friends, rock and roll.

Dog parkAnother fairly new attrac-

tion in Pequot Lakes is a dog park that was built near the water tower off Pillsbury Avenue, called the Babinski-Wilson Dog Park, recognizing Pequot Lakes High School student Sheridan Wilson and the Babinski Foundation

for their efforts to build the park.

The fenced in park pro-vides a place for dogs to run and play off their leashes. Diane Cummins of Pequot Lakes said a group of dog owners meets there regularly. She hopes to donate a tree for the park where she brings her rat terrier, Rocket, so he can run and get exercise.

Mayo Lake Nature PreserveAnother rather new park

near Pequot Lakes is a bit more rustic in nature. Mayo Lake Nature Preserve consists of 67 acres of land in Crow Wing and Cass counties that was donated to the city of Pequot Lakes. The land has been conveyed as a perpetual conservation easement to the Minnesota Land Trust.

The property consists of many different vegetative cover types, including upland forests and lowland shrub swamps. This park is a nature preserve designed with a walking trail to also be used in the winter for snowshoeing and cross country skiing.

T h e preser ve is three

miles south and west of Pequot Lakes with Hurtig Road bor-dering the property on the east. The property surrounds the southern portion of Mayo Lake. There are trails on the property that are used for rec-reational activities and man-agement access.

Other parksPequot Lakes is also home

to:• Bobber Park, located

underneath the city’s historic bobber water tower and across the street from the Cole Memorial Building, features Babe, Paul Bunyan’s Blue Ox, and Paul Bunyan’s lumberjack chair.

• Sibley Park, located on Sibley Lake at the inter-section of North Oak

and West Sibley streets. Park amenities include a fishing pier, playground, swings, pic-nic tables, barbecue grill and a picnic shelter. A boat access is located just north of the park.

Plans are to replace the stairs leading down to Sibley Lake, update the play-ground equipment and provide new lighting in the future.

• Gildner Park, located at the corner of South Oak

and Pillsbury streets in a wooded area. Wooden play-ground equipment, in keeping with the naturalness of the area, is available for young children, and there are bench-es and picnic tables.

The new playground at Trailside Park in Pequot Lakes is already popular with children and parents.PHOTO BY NANCY VOGT

Rocket, a rat terrier owned by Diane Cummins of Pequot Lakes, fetches a ball at the Pequot Lakes dog park, located near the water tower on Pillsbury Avenue.

PHOTO BY NANCY VOGT

Diane Cummins of Pequot Lakes said a group of dog owners meets there regularly. She hopes to donate a tree for the park where she brings her rat terrier, Rocket, so he can

Mayo Lake Nature PreserveAnother rather new park

near Pequot Lakes is a bit more rustic in nature. Mayo Lake Nature Preserve consists of 67 acres of land in Crow Wing and Cass counties that was donated to the city of Pequot Lakes. The land has been conveyed as a perpetual conservation easement to the Minnesota Land Trust.

The property consists of many different vegetative cover types, including upland forests and lowland shrub swamps. This park is a nature preserve designed with a walking trail to also be used in the winter for snowshoeing

Lake. There are trails on the property that are used for rec-reational activities and man-agement access.

Other parksPequot Lakes is also home

to:• Bobber Park, located

underneath the city’s historic bobber water tower and across the street from the Cole Memorial Building, features Babe, Paul Bunyan’s Blue Ox, and Paul Bunyan’s lumberjack chair.

• Sibley Park, located on Sibley Lake at the inter-section of North Oak

located just north of the park.Plans are to replace the

stairs leading down to Sibley Lake, update the play-ground equipment and provide new lighting in the future.

• Gildner Park, located at the corner of South Oak

children, and there are bench-es and picnic tables.

Caleb Schmitz, 3, and his sister, Mallory, 2, have fun on the slide at the new playground in Trailside Park in Pequot Lakes.

PHOTO BY NANCY VOGT

A dog park recently opened in Pequot Lakes, located near the water tower off Pillsbury Avenue. The fenced-in area allows dogs to run and play off their leashes.

PHOTO BY NANCY VOGT

Avenue, called the Babinski-Wilson Dog Park, recognizing Pequot Lakes High School student Sheridan Wilson and the Babinski Foundation

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Rocket, a rat terrier owned by Diane Cummins of Pequot Lakes, fetches a ball at the Pequot Lakes dog park, located near the water tower on Pillsbury Avenue.

PHOTO BY NANCY VOGT

and cross country skiing.

Caleb Schmitz, 3, and his sister, Mallory, 2, have fun on the slide at the new playground in Trailside Park in Pequot Lakes.playground in Trailside Park in Pequot Lakes.

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If you have a hurried drive to the course, running late will result in a frustrated round when you are trying to rush and do not have the time to warm up. Whipping out the driver on #1 after a jog from the car to the pro shop with your friends wait-ing on the tee is not the ideal way to start a round of golf. By the time you gather yourself and relax enough to enjoy the round my guess is it will be the 18th

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Mission Township offers plenty of recreational options for its residents. The park includes a softball field, four tennis courts and a nine-hole disc golf course.

There is also a sand vol-leyball pit, a basketball court and horseshoe pits available for public use.

The park also has a shel-tered pavilion available to rent for graduation parties and other events.

“We’ve even had wed-dings out there,” parks com-mittee member Michael Blassey said.

Pavilion rentals are free for township residents, and available for a “very nomi-nal fee” for everyone else.

There is also four miles of trails for hiking and bik-ing in the township. Those trails are groomed in the winter for cross-country ski-ing.

According to Blassey, there is continuous discus-sion on ways to enhance the facilities in the township. The committee will hear a presentation in June regard-ing the addition of an out-door archery facility.

“We are very lucky,” Blassey said. “We have a township park that I think others would be envious of. It has lots of facilities and it is well-treed. Every time I meet someone there, they go, ‘I never knew this exist-ed.’ It is sort of a little gem in the Brainerd lakes area.”


Much of Breezy Point’s recreational attractions can be found just east of city hall, where the city’s largest park is located. The park holds the city’s baseball field, volleyball court and plenty of playground equipment.

A recent addition to the playground is large musical instruments, including drums and chimes. Parks committee member Deb Simmons said the instru-ments have been so popular with park-goers that the city plans to add two more sets in the near future.

The park also has two sheltered pavilions with electricity, grills and public restrooms.

The city also maintains a small park on Breezy Point Boulevard, as well as a public beach on Pelican Lake off of Sand Beach Drive.

In addition, the city’s fishing board-walk, located on the channel of Pelican Lake along Breezy Point Drive, was recently completed and made open to the public.

The city city also manages Four Seasons Trail, which is several miles of

paths of varying difficulty for walkers, cyclists, runners and cross-country ski-ers.

Near Four Seasons Trail, the city is currently installing a nine-hole disc golf course, set to be completed this year, with plans to add an additional nine holes in the future already under way.

“I think our walking trails are excellent, and our parks are extremely popular,” Simmons said. “I think we have a lot to offer, as far outdoor things in Breezy Point.”


Ideal Township’s newest public attraction is its Fire Museum, which opened in May of last year. The build-ing has no entrance for the public. Rather, those inter-

ested can simply look through windows at the township’s retired fire equipment, including its first fire truck. They can also press buttons near the win-dows to activate the trucks lights and siren.

Apart from the museum, the Ideal Park features a full playground, a pavilion with grills and picnic tables and public restrooms open 24 hours.

The park’s baseball field also sees plenty of use in the

summer months.“It is a very nice park,”

town clerk John Plein said. “It is centrally located, and people are very happy to use it.”

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Buffalo Hills/Lions Park • 101 Buffalo Hills Lane: 19 acres, restrooms, playground, picnic tables and grills, pavil-ion, two youth softball fields.

Buster Dog Park • South end of Kiwanis Park: 1 acre, two separate fenced areas.

Gregory Park • 424 N 5th St.: 11 acres, restrooms, two playgrounds, skating rink, warming house, five tennis courts/three with lights, one basketball court, center court, fountain, stonewalls, historic bandstand, gazebo, memorial benches and trees

Gustafson Park • 9th Ave. NE and N St.: Four blocks east of Mill Park on N Street

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Hitch Wayne Park• 1201 S 7th St.: Turn east on Vine Street off of S 6th Street. 2 acres

Jaycees Park • 1600 Rosewood St.: Turn east on Rosewood Street off of SE 15th Street.

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Kiwanis Park • 1101 East River Road: 37 acres, rest-rooms, playground, two pavil-ions with grills and one gaze-bo, fishing on the Mississippi River, fishing on Boom Lake, paved trail, canoe launch, memorial benches

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The Crosslake parks and recre-ation program has plenty of recre-ational opportunities to get the pub-lic out and about, according to department director Jon Henke.

“For a small town, you won’t find a more comprehensive recreational facility - probably in all of Minnesota, for the size of our town,” Henke said. “We try to be on the cut-ting edge of what’s happening.”

The city’s park features baseball and softball fields, tennis courts (with lessons to be held in July) and a nine-hole disc golf course, which Henke says has been very popular with teenagers and young adults. They are currently in the process of constructing two shuffleboard courts and two bocce courts behind the community center.

The department’s most popular program right now is its pickleball leagues. Pickleball - a fast-paced

sport invented in the 1960s that combines elements of tennis, bad-minton and pingpong - is the fastest-growing sport in the nation. Crosslake has 30 paid pickleball memberships, costing participants $20 per year, and expects that num-ber to grow.

“People will leave for the winter time, going to Florida or Arizona, and then come back here all fired up to play pickleball,” Henke said. “That has been a good addition for us.”

The parks and recreation depart-ment has the equipment for people to play the sport, as well as an indoor facility to play. They are hoping to construct an outdoor court in the future. Participants meet from 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 9-11 a.m. Fridays.

Included in the city’s recreational program are six miles of hiking trails, which are a cooperative proj-ect between Crosslake and Crow Wing County. The trails are also

used for geocaching, a sort of scav-enger hunt using GPS devices.

The city also sees a lot of use from its community garden, where residents can rent a 10-foot-by-20-foot plot for $25 per season to plant any vegetables they desire. All are grown organically, and any extra vegetables are donated to local food shelves.

The parks department’s summer programs include basketball camps, yoga and Chautauqua presentations.

“We are trying to find ways to reach out and get kids out of the house,” Henke said. “People aren’t doing things outside as much as they used to, so I think that is really important to concentrate on for the parks and rec department.”

The Crosslake Community Center has expanded its hours, and is now open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

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An upgrade on two tennis courts should provide a fitness opportunity for all ages.

The city of Brainerd is in the process of replacing the two north-ernmost tennis courts in Gregory Park. The courts are expected to open in June. They’ll be the first courts in the park and in the city designed to make young, inexperi-enced and older players more suc-cessful, thus encouraging them to continue an activity open to those just starting out in life and those who have already experienced a lot of it.

One of the early benefits is a new nonprofit organization with the mis-sion of promoting tennis and fitness. The group is embracing players of all skill levels with a diverse pro-gramming menu.

Shannon Larson, a certified United States Professional Tennis Association instructor, has high hopes for a new venture on those freshly laid and painted courts. Her parents, Bob and Jeanne Larson of Brainerd, passed on a love of tennis. It’s been a lifetime activity for her parents. Larson was head tennis pro for Bismarck Park and Recreation in North Dakota.

Tony Sailer, Brainerd parks and recreation director, helped secure U.S. Tennis Association grants and community donations for the reno-vation to the courts. Chipped and cracked, the courts had standing water after a rain. Decades had passed since work of any substance changed the courts for the better. But that is about to change.

A fresh lookThis spring, Tri-City Paving of

Little Falls began the transforma-tion by removing the old pavement and replacing it with a new surface.

Once the surface cures for a few weeks, the courts will be painted. A new perimeter fence will be going up as well.

The new courts are creating an opportunity for Larson, who returned to her hometown of Brainerd after a dozen years as a teaching pro. She saw an opportu-nity to create a tennis program for adults and expand opportunities for young people. The result is the Lakes Area Racquet Sports, which includes Larson along with a seven member board of directors. They started meeting last fall.

This season they’ll offer drills, clinics, leagues, private and group lessons.

“We are pretty flexible, if anyone has ideas they can bring it to us and we can probably make it happen,” Larson said.

One of the programs was inspired by Sailer’s idea to combine music and tennis. Called Tennis in Tune, the program is planned for Thursdays to coincide with another Gregory Park summer staple, Thursday night concerts in the park.

Larson said it’s like cardio tennis with fast-paced drills to music, a program where players of any skill level can share the court success-fully. For those who want a workout, the tennis programs provide a way to vary a fitness routine or start one.

The tennis courses will start after the work day. Monday nights are mixed doubles. Tuesdays are for beginners. All programming will be for adults to start. Larson said their goals are to complement the existing youth tennis programs by offering lessons and activities in August, a time when other summer commu-nity education courses are ending.

“We want to promote everything tennis,” Larson said.

In August, they’ll offer day camps and educational program-ming for young people. Tennis drills will be augmented with crafts and off-court board games that will help with tennis strategy. Larson said the idea is not to drill out a student’s interest in tennis but to encourage the love of the game by interspers-ing other activities along with court time.

Programs will target high school students the first week in August, Mondays through Thursday. The programs will expand to other age groups. Larson, who has worked with community education, said she wanted to extend the time students had to play once those courses were done.

Pickleball and badminton“We will also be offering pickle-

ball and some badminton,” Larson said.

Plans are to offer pickleball dur-ing the noon lunch hour.

Low compression tennis balls are key to helping new tennis play-ers master the game.

“We’re just collaborating with park and rec and we are really excited about the new courts,” Larson said.

For pricing, private lessons will be $40 an hour. Larson said indus-try standards are between $60 and $80. But lessons for two or more players will provide a mix of prices. A semi-private lesson for two will be $25 each.

“We are really going to promote small coaching clinics,” Larson said. In those clinics four players will pay $15 for a session. Costs for groups of three will be $18 per ses-sion. Larson said they’ll also offer packages of six clinics. Other group lesson will include $10 for an hour-and-a-half session with about 50 minutes of drills followed by coach-ing and then drill and play.

Larson is convinced their instruc-tion plan will have students able to rally, hit the ball back and forth across the net, during the first day of class.

“I’m excited about it,” Larson said. “I think we are going to attract a lot of new people. There is a lot of enthusiasm and one of the reasons I decided to stay here and pursue this

is because of the enthusiasm.”She said the organization wants

to promote tennis and racquet sports, provide year-round programs services and educational opportuni-ties for people of all playing abili-ties. Even when the weather ends outdoor play, Larson said Lakes Area Racquet Sports wants to con-nect the community around tennis, through a newsletter and events like a January party to coincide with the Australian Open. Larson said play days are popular instead of tourna-ments where players are guaranteed three matches as players continue to play all the way to seventh place. In addition, the group is looking for-ward to “create your own clinics” where a group of friends get togeth-er for a tennis session. Larson said the group picks the time and day.

“We definitely have game plans and educational materials,” Larson said, adding their goal is to have recreational players for league play here, eliminating a need for Brainerd players to drive to the metro area for USTA league play.

“My parents have been a big influence, a testament to it being a lifelong sport,” Larson said of ten-nis. She played in high school and growing up and went to community-ed programs herself. She recon-nected with the game while working with Minneapolis Park and Recreation. She was the tennis coor-dinator for ages 11-17.

“I played tennis and fell in love with it again and went back to school and became a tennis pro and worked year round and indoor facil-ity in Bismarck,” Larson said.

RENEE RICHARDSON, associate edi-tor, may be reached at 855-5852 or [email protected]. Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Dispatchbizbuzz.

An upgrade on two tennis courts should provide a fitness opportunity

The city of Brainerd is in the process of replacing the two north-ernmost tennis courts in Gregory Park. The courts are expected to open in June. They’ll be the first courts in the park and in the city designed to make young, inexperi-enced and older players more suc-cessful, thus encouraging them to continue an activity open to those just starting out in life and those who have already experienced a lot

students the first week in August, Mondays through Thursday. The programs will expand to other age groups. Larson, who has worked with community education, said she wanted to extend the time students had to play once those courses were done.

ball and some badminton,” Larson said.

ing the noon lunch hour.

are key to helping new tennis play-ers master the game. The Gregory Park tennis courts in Brainerd were given a new asphalt

pad recently in preparation for summer play. PHOTO BY STEVE KOHLS/BRAINERD DISPATCH

Gregory Park upgrade opens doors to adult, children tennis programs

PARKS, From Page S3

two small shelters with grills, beach on Rice Lake, boat landing, fishing pier, disc golf course, two sand volley-ball courts, memorial bench-es.

Memorial Park/Mills Field • 1700 Mill Ave.: 28 acres, restrooms, conces-sions, Mills Field, one adult unlighted softball field, two adult lighted softball fields, one Bronco baseball field, soccer field, playground

Mill Avenue Park • 1401 Mill Ave.: 8 acres, restrooms, one youth softball field, one adult softball field, open skat-ing rink, two lighted hockey

rinks, warming house Mississippi River

Landing • 1201 Evergreen Ave.: Boat landing

O’Brien Park • 2424 Pine St.: 4 acres of open space

Rotary Park • Northwest of Buffalo Hills Park: 38 acres of 1,400 feet of Mississippi River frontage

T riangle Park • 723 Fir St.: Less than ½ acre, play-ground

BAXTER PARKSBerrywood Park • 13199

Berrywood Drive:Basketball court, ball field, restrooms, picnic tables, parking, playground, side-walks, tennis court, trails.

Loren Thompson Park • 13015 Kingwood Drive:Turn north on Parkwood Drive or Kingwood Drive from County Road 48

Basketball court, ball field, hockey rink, kitchen facilities, restrooms, picnic shelter, picnic tables, parking, playground, sidewalks, tennis court, trails, warming house.

Mississippi River Overlook Park • 6005 Oakdale Road: Canoe access, picnic tables, wood chip trails

Oscar Kristofferson Park • 5672 Baxter Lions Road: Basketball court, four ball fields, batting cages, hockey rink, kitchen facili-

ties, restrooms, picnic shelter, picnic pavilion, picnic tables, parking, playground, side-walks, two tennis courts, trails, volleyball, warming house.

Riverview Park • 6621 Riverwood Road: Turn south on Forestview Drive off of County Road 48.

Benches, canoe/kayak

carry-in access, fishing from the bank, picnic tables, por-table restrooms

Southdale Park • 12599 Mountain Ash Drive: Parking, picnic tables, play-ground, restrooms, sidewalks, soccer fields, trails.

Whipple Beach Recreational Area • 14441 Oakwood Drive: Fishing

pier, restrooms, kitchen facil-ities, picnic shelter, parking, picnic tables, playground, public beach (no lifeguards on duty), sidewalks, trails.

The city of Baxter also has 25-30 miles of bituminous and wood chip pedestrian trails for walking, rollerblad-ing or biking.


WeeklyThursdays: Nisswa

Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Nisswa American Legion park-ing lot

Fridays: Pine River Market Square farmers market, 2:30-5:30 p.m., down-town, through Sept. 25

Saturdays: Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ideal Green Market Cooperative, Ideal Corners

Saturdays: Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Historic Butler Building, downtown Aitkin

Thursdays, June 18-Aug. 21: Market in the Park, Pequot Lakes

Fridays, June 19-Aug. 14: Duck Races, 1:45 p.m., Pine River dam

Saturdays, June 6-Sept. 5: Flea Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pine River

Wednesdays, June 3-Aug. 19: Nisswa Turtle Races, 2 p.m., down-town turtle track

Tuesdays, June 16-Aug. 11: Big Fun Tuesdays, Crosslake

Tuesdays, June 16-Aug. 18: Kids’ Fishing Contest, 11 a.m., Hackensack City Pier

May28 Fund Your Float fund-

raiser for new Miss Pine River parade float, 5-8

p.m., Bites Grill & Bar, Pine River

29 Pine River Garden Club plant sale, 2:30-5:30 p.m.

30 Crosslake Garden Club Plant Sale, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Crosslake Community Center shelter

30 Nisswa Garden Club plant sale

30 Plants and Potluck, 3 p.m. garden show, 6:15 p.m. potluck, Backus American Legion

30-31 Leech Lake Walleye Tournament

June3 Nisswa Turtle Race

season starts, 2 p.m.,

downtown Nisswa, through Aug. 19

3-4 Be the Change Conference, Northern Lights Event Center, Walker

4 Take a Kid Fishing Day, Pine River Lions Club event

4 Evening for Education for Crosslake Community School, Moonlite Bay Restaurant, Crosslake

6 Whitefish Area Property Owners annual meet-ing, 8 a.m., Ideal Town Hall

6 Cherry Car Show & Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Trailside Park, Pequot Lakes

6 Outdoor Youth Expo, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Lakeshore Conservation Club

6 Household Electronic Recycling Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Carlson Hardware, Nisswa

6 Tour of the Lakes bicy-cle ride

10 Flea Market, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hackensack

10-13 All-church rum-mage sale, UCC Church, Hackensack

11-13 ABC Sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Immanuel Lutheran School, Walker

11 Habitat for Humanity

benefit dinner and auc-tion

12-13 Nisswa-stamman Scandinavian Music Festival, Nisswa

13 Sour Grapes Half & Half Marathon, Northland Arboretum, Brainerd

14 18 for CCS fundraising golf tournament, Crosswoods Golf Course, Crosslake

14 Friends of Youth Benefit Golf Tournament, Black Bear Golf Course

16 Crosslake Ideal Lions Flea Market, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., former Catholic church parking lot

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The lakes area offers numerous parks and beaches to spend time outdoors on spring, summer and fall days.

BACKUSRocky Dock Park, Pine

Mountain Lake: Go through town on Highway 87. The park offers a swimming beach, playground equip-ment, portable bathrooms.

Trailside Park, Highway 87 along Paul Bunyan Trail: The park offers picnic pavilions, restrooms and parking lot, and water fountain.

City Playground Park: First Avenue next to Backus Area Head Start Building. Park on First Avenue and enter through pedestrian gate. The park features playground equip-ment.

Sawdust Pile: At the dead end of First Avenue on the lake is a swim-ming beach with parking space. The beach is very shallow and suited for young children.

BREEZY POINTBreezy Point City Park: This

park is at Breezy Point City Hall and features a softball field, play-ground, pavilion, basketball, volley-ball and restrooms.

Breezy Point Neighborhood Park: A public swimming beach on Breezy Point Boulevard and Sand Beach Drive. No lifeguard is on duty; there’s a satellite restroom.

CROSSLAKE AREABig Island on Whitefish Lake:

Find primitive campsites, hiking trails and swimming beach.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Area: On County Road 66, the park offers shaded picnic area, grills, shelter, camping, canoe launch, boat launches, swimming areas, playground and fishing.

Crosslake City Park: This 37-acre tract is in the South Bay area and offers a walking trail and picnic area. Parking is available, as well as a paved path paralleling County Road 66.

Crosslake Recreational Park and Community Center: On Daggett Pine Road off of County Road 66, featuring a picnic shelter, playground, indoor gym and tennis courts.

Uppgaard Wild l i fe Management Area: Off County Road 16 in Ideal Township, this area offers hiking trails.

EAST GULL LAKEU.S. Army Corps of Engineers:

On County Road 125 (Gull Lake Dam Road), find lake camping, pic-nic area and pavilion, playground, fishing piers, swimming beach (no lifeguard on duty), boat launch and interpretive sites. A small fee is required.

EMILYEmily City Park: On County

Road 1, find picnic tables, pavilion and playground.

Emily Ballpark: Go left at the stoplights in downtown Emily and find the diamond field.

HACKENSACKHackensack City Park: In

downtown Hackensack, this park offers a playground, restrooms and beach on Birch Lake.

Lakeside City Park: Find a fish-ing pier, bathrooms, playground equipment, swimming beach, boat ramp, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, fire grill and pavilion all along Birch Lake, just west of Highway 371.

Ballpark: This is on Lake Avenue near the water tower and offers a portable bathroom, drink-ing water and dugouts.

LAKE SHOREFritz Loven Park: On Ridge

Road, this park features picnic areas with grills, pavilion (can be reserved), hiking trails, trout fishing

stream, swingset and slide and rest-rooms.

MERRIFIELDMerrifield Lions Park: On

County Road 3, this park offers a baseball diamond, sheltered picnic area, playground and volleyball court.

Pelican Beach: Pelican Beach is a shallow beach and swimming area, making it great place for little kids to swim. This sugar sand beach on the southeastern shore of Pelican Lake has restrooms and changing facilities. From Merrifield take County Road 3 north 6 miles to County Road 118; turn left (west) 1 mile; turn right (north) and follow signs.

NISSWA AREANorth Long Lake: On Highway

371, find swimming, a boat launch and picnic tables seven miles south of Nisswa. No lifeguard is on duty.

Nisswa City Park: Next to the Nisswa Community Center, find a baseball field, playground, basket-ball courts, soccer field, ice rink, picnic tables, pavilions and rest-rooms.

PEQUOT LAKESSibley Lake Park: At the inter-

section of North Oak and West Sibley streets, find a picnic shelter, picnic tables, swingset, playground

equipment and a fishing pier accessed by a stairway leading down to the lake. A boat launch is on Grove Street.

Trailside Park: This park in the center of town includes a new chil-dren’s playground that was installed in May on the park’s north end. The park is right along the Paul Bunyan Trail and also features a band shel-ter, picnic shelter, Dru’s Garden, Veterans Memorial and Paul Bunyan footprints.

Trailside North Park: This mini park off County Road 112 in the Trailside Estates subdivision includes playground equipment, swings, benches, picnic table, bar-becue grill, gazebo and bike racks.

Bobber Park: This themed park is under the bobber water tower and includes Paul Bunyan’s ox, Babe the Blue Ox, and Paul Bunyan’s chair.

Gildner Park: At the intersec-tion of Pillsbury and South Oak streets, the park maintains a wood-ed and rustic character. It includes picnic tables, barbecue grill, bench-es and playground equipment built of wood to resemble a fort.

Historic Fire Tower: Located off County Road 11 east of Pequot Lakes, follow a walking trail through the woods and climb the tower. There’s also a picnic area and

barbecue stand in the parking lot area.

Dog park: Located near the water tower off Pillsbury Avenue, the Babinski-Wilson Dog Park offers a fenced-in park that provides a place for dogs to run and play off their leashes.

Mayo Lake Nature Preserve:This rustic 67-acre park is located near Mayo Lake in Loon Lake Township and Pequot Lakes. The preserve is three miles south and west of Pequot Lakes with Hurtig Road bordering the property on the east. The property surrounds the southern portion of Mayo Lake.

PINE RIVERPine River Dam Park: On

Barclay Avenue, the park includes the Lions picnic shelter, a log pavil-ion, picnic tables, fishing pier and swimming beach at the dam.

Liberty Park: It’s next to the Pine River American Legion Club on Highway 371 and features a play-ground, volleyball courts and picnic table.

Forbes Park: Over the Pine River bridge and left on Highway 84, find camping spaces (no hook-ups) and flush toilets, picnic shelter and restrooms. The Forbes Park Building is available for rent. There’s running water and fire rings.

Softball park: Find Shamp’s Field on Highway 1, east of town, featuring a concessions building, picnic table, bleachers and dugouts.

CROSBY-IRONTONCrosby Memorial Park: On

Serpent Lake on Second Street Southwest in Crosby, find camping, a swimming beach (some hours with lifeguard), playground, picnic pavilion, grills, band shelter, soft-ball field, boat landing, basketball and volleyball court.

Deerwood City Park: On Fourth Street, the park includes a play-ground and picnic tables.

George H. Crosby Park: On Main Street near the library in Crosby, find a picnic area and one covered pavilion.

Ironton Park: Behind Wells Fargo Bank there’s a playground.

Northeast Park: On Eighth Street Northeast next to the Hallett Community Center in Crosby there’s a softball field.

Yawkee Park: North of Crosby on Highway 6, this primitive park features swimming in Yawkee Pit.

The lakes area offers numerous parks and beaches to spend time outdoors on spring, summer and fall

, Pine Mountain Lake: Go through town on Highway 87. The park offers a swimming beach, playground equip-

Highway 87 along Paul Bunyan Trail: The park offers picnic pavilions, restrooms and parking lot, and water fountain.

First Avenue next to Backus Area Head Start Building. Park on First Avenue and enter through pedestrian gate. The park features playground equip-

At the dead end of First Avenue on the lake is a swim-ming beach with parking space. The beach is very shallow and suited for

This

barbecue stand in the parking lot area.

water tower off Pillsbury Avenue, the Babinski-Wilson Dog Park offers a fenced-in park that provides a place for dogs to run and play off their leashes.

This rustic 67-acre park is located near Mayo Lake in Loon Lake Township and Pequot Lakes. The preserve is three miles south and west of Pequot Lakes with Hurtig Road bordering the property on the east. The property surrounds the southern portion of Mayo Lake.

Barclay Avenue, the park includes the Lions picnic shelter, a log pavil-ion, picnic tables, fishing pier and swimming beach at the dam.

Pine River American Legion Club on Highway 371 and features a play-ground, volleyball courts and picnic The Pine River Dam Park features a renovated swimming beach.

PHOTO BY TRAVIS GRIMLER

June16 Kids’ Fishing Contest,

11 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 18, City Pier, Hackensack

18 Ted & Dave of Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos, 6:30 p.m. social, 7:30 p.m. show, Cragun’s Sports Centre, fundrais-er for Central Lakes College Theatre youth

18 Outdoor movie, dusk, Crosslake dam

19 Pine River-Backus Area Relay For Life, 7 p.m., PR-B High School foot-ball field/track

19-20 Nisswa Majestic Pines Art & Fine Crafts Fair, downtown Nisswa

20 Rotary Ride for Clean Water

20 Pequot Lakes Pet Parade

20 Whitefish Chain Antique and Classic Wood Boat Rendezvous, Moonlite Bay, Crosslake

20 Crosslake Lions Flea Market

20-21 Sweetheart Canoe Derby, Hackensack

25-27 Pine River Art Show, The Warehouse

25-28 Pine River Summerfest: parade June 27; 5K Fun Run, 8 a.m. June 28

25-28 Cass County Fair, Pine River fairgrounds

25-27 Lakes Jam music festival, Brainerd International Raceway

26-27 Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre, Pine River

28 Pine River Lions Club pancake breakfast, 7:30 a.m.-noon, fairgrounds

July3 Crosslake Original Craft

and Flea Market, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., intersection of County Roads 3 and 103

3 Nisswa Freedom Days Festival and parade

3-4 Pequot Lakes Stars & Stripes Days

3-4 Celebrate America Weekend with fireworks July 3, Crosslake

4 Firecracker Run, 8 a.m.,

downtown Nisswa4 Grandpa’s Run for the

Walleye, Crosslake4 Hackensack Fire

Department BBQ, 3-9 p.m., fire hall

?4-8 Sweetheart Days, Hackensack


10-12, 15-17 “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” Pequot Lakes High School theatre, Pequot Lakes Community Theatre

10-11 Lakes Area Artists Art Sale, Nisswa

11 Cruise Into Nisswa Three Lakes Car Show

11 Paul Bunyan Extreme 5K, Mount Ski Gull

11 Sweetheart Day Parade, Hackensack

11 Habitat for Humanity Yikes! Bikes! benefit bike tour

14-15 Bean Hole Days, Pequot Lakes

15 Country Sampler Picnic, Northland Arboretum, Brainerd


18 Paddle board races, Gull Lake

18 Lower Hay Lake fire-works, dusk

22 Block Party, The Warehouse, Pine River

23 Nisswa Garden Club Festival of Tables


24-25 Zany Zucchini Street Festival, down-town Pine River

26 Backus Fly-In Pancake Breakfast, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Backus Airport

26 Community concert, 2 p.m., Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Lakes Area Music Festival concert series

29 Gypsy Airs, 7 p.m., Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Lakes Area Music Festival concert series

31 Pie on Park Avenue, Pine River

31-Aug. 1 Pine River Community Garage Sale

August1 Pine River Community

Garage Sale1 Crosslake Dam Run1 Brainerd Jaycees

Ribfest, Brainerd2 Brainerd Jaycees Big

Bill$ L’il Rubber Duckie Race, Brainerd

2 Symphonic Magic, 2 p.m., Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Lakes Area Music Festival concert series

4-8 Crow Wing County Fair, Brainerd fairgrounds

4 National Night Out, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hackensack Community Center

5 Idyllic Settings, 7 p.m., Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Lakes Area Music Festival concert series

6-8 Crossake Art Club Show

8 Chokecherry Festival, Pequot Lakes

8 Dru Sjodin Purple Elephant Run, Pequot Lakes

8 Backus Corn Fest: Parade at 11 a.m.; corn on the cob feast at noon; street dance; fire-works at dusk

8 Cardboard Boat Races, Moonlite Bay, Crosslake

8-9 Gull Lake Yacht Club Fun Regatta

8-9 La Boheme, 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Lakes Area Music Festival concert series

12 Ideal Beef Feed, Ideal Fire Department

12 Musical Translations, 7 p.m., Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Lakes Area Music Festival concert series


14-15 Nisswa Crazy Days, downtown Nisswa


15 Northwoods Art and Book Festival, Hackensack

15-16 Death & Transfiguration, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd, Lakes Area Music Festival concert series


20-23 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Brainerd International Raceway

26-30 Lakes Bluegrass Festival, Cass County Fairgrounds, Pine River

28-29 Fishing Has No Boundaries, Camp Confidence

29 Gull Lake Classic Boat Show, Bar Harbor, Lake Shore

September5 Crosslake Original Craft

and Flea Market, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., intersection

of County Roads 3 and 103

5-6 Arts Off 84 Art Crawl, Pine River-Longville

6 Paddle Palooza, Nisswa Lake/Gull Lake

10 Tea at the Station, Pine River

10-13 Heritage Days, Pine River

12 Pequot Lakes Arts & Crafts Fair

12 Mounted Eagles Walk-n-Roll

16 Nisswa Chamber Pretty Good Golf Tournament, noon, The Pines golf course, Grand View Lodge


19 Nisswa Fall Festival

and Smokin’ Hot BBQ Challenge

19 Nisswa Fire Department pancake breakfast

19 Nisswa American Legion Oktoberfest

24 Nisswa Chamber fall dinner and Citizen of the Year celebration

24-26 Crosslake Days25 Outdoor movie, dusk,

Crosslake dam25-27 Hackensack

Chainsaw Event26 International Vintage

Boat Show, Bar Harbor, Lake Shore

26-27 Mounted Eagles Hoofin’ It Trail Ride

CALENDAR, From Page S5

BY TRAVIS GRIMLERStaff Writer

Featuring some of the city’s most recent additions, the Pine River Dam Park is the location of popular sum-mer events, including weekly duck races and Summerfest events. During warm weather, locals can be seen taking advantage of its many offer-ings.

The park is especially pop-ular for fishing, said Pine River public works director Mike Hansen. In addition to a fruitful fishing pier on the upper section of the park, there is also a boat launch area. Below the dam proves popular for anglers as well, and from May 1 into mid-spring, bow fishing is com-mon in the park with some brave anglers climbing large trees overhanging the river to ambush their prey.

For others, a historic stone seating area provides ample space for relaxation and sun-bathing.

“There are really two swimming areas at the dam,”

Hansen said. “The new one was installed by the Dam Park Renovation Task Force. We have the restrooms and a nice big cement seating area that the Works Progress Administration built quite a while ago. We have the log pavilion that the Lions Club had built with the fishing pier. Across River Street is a play-ground for kids.”

Forbes ParkAnother historic park for

the city of Pine River, Forbes Park was named after Eugene A. Forbes, a city attorney around the turn of the century. The Forbes family donated the land for this park, the adja-cent riverfront property and some Dam Park property with the condition that it always remain public park property.


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Rocky Dock Park in Backus has long been a popular location for birthday picnics.

The park has facilities for all needs, includ-ing a large pavilion with picnic tables and grills. In 1989, a playground was constructed using donated funds, and still stands today. For swimmers, a gradual, sandy swimming beach has been popular for years, and the lagoon and boat launch is a popular access for Pine Mountain Lake for anglers.

The park also has ample parking and rest-rooms.

Trailside ParkTrailside Park is a welcoming rest stop for

bikers and drivers alike.The park is located on the Paul Bunyan

Trail and along Highway 87 as it passes through Backus. The park is within walking distance of the local meat locker, which also

sells refreshing beverages. For trail users, the drinking fountain and shady pavilion are popular.

On the edge of the park is also a rock gar-den that is decorated seasonally with Christmas lights in the winter and festive flowers in the summer.

The entire park is incorporated into festivi-ties during the annual Backus Cornfest event in August.

Located deeper in the city is City Playground Park, which was once a part of the Backus Elementary School property. With the sale of the school property, the playground became a public park. With swings, merry-go-round and a variety of other pieces of child-friendly equipment, the park has been very popular for children from the nearby church and Head Start.

A fence around the entire facility helps parents prevent children from wandering off.


With the removal of rail-road tracks in the mid-1980s, the city of Hackensack earned prime real estate for a city park.

“That’s when it became a park,” Dana Stanko, Hackensack water and sewer superintendent, said of the Hackensack City Park.

The park is located conve-niently near some of the city’s best offerings. Within walking distance are businesses selling cold sodas and hot pizzas. Also nearby is a library, open by appointment, and the city’s information center.

The park itself features benches, a shaded pavilion and playground equipment for children. For parents, the two horseshoe pits and tennis courts across from the

Hackensack American Legion are popular locations, and the Paul Bunyan trail passes straight through the park.

The park has also been known for the various celebra-tions held there, including the annual Sweetheart Festival, Independence Day fireworks, Pork in the Park and the chain-saw carving and lumberjack events.

Hackensack Lakeside City Park

Virtually connected to the city park, the lakeside park offers what few attractions the city center does not, including access to Birch Lake, well known for its fishing.

“(Most popular is) the fish-ing contest they have here,” Stanko said. “Every Tuesday, they have a fishing contest during the summer months when school is out. That is a

big deal. They do have an odd music concert every now and again.”

The lakeside park, sight of the famous statue of Lucette, Paul Bunyan’s wife, features a second pavilion, a swimming beach, grills, a fishing pier and boat ramp.

The park is also the launching point for the annual summer canoe race around the lake.

Hackensack BallfieldsThe Hackensack Ballfields

are located at the foot of the city’s watertower.

Complete with dugouts and fences, this field is popu-lar with the summer softball league.

During the winter, while the field is closed, an ice hockey rink takes its place, making this a year round ath-letic location for the city.

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big deal. They do have an odd music concert every now and

The lakeside park, sight of the famous statue of Lucette, Paul Bunyan’s wife, features a second pavilion, a swimming beach, grills, a fishing pier

The park is also the launching point for the annual summer canoe race around

The Hackensack Ballfields are located at the foot of the

Complete with dugouts and fences, this field is popu-lar with the summer softball

During the winter, while the field is closed, an ice

Hackensack City Park conveniently located

Dan Batson and Samuel Batson, 4, come all the way from Walker to enjoy the playground in the Hackensack City Park.


city’s most recent additions, the Pine River Dam Park is the location of popular sum-mer events, including weekly duck races and Summerfest events. During warm weather, locals can be seen taking advantage of its many offer-ings.

ular for fishing, said Pine River public works director Mike Hansen. In addition to a fruitful fishing pier on the upper section of the park, there is also a boat launch area. Below the dam proves popular for anglers as well, and from May 1 into mid-

letic location for the city.

Rocky Dock Park in Backus is a popular swimming and picnic spot. PHOTO BY TRAVIS GRIMLER

Backus Rocky Dock Park popular for picnics

Pine River residents take advantage of park improvements

Featuring some of the city’s most recent additions, the Pine River Dam Park is the location of popular sum-mer events, including weekly duck races and Summerfest events. During warm weather, locals can be seen taking advantage of its many offer-

The park is especially pop-ular for fishing, said Pine River public works director

Pine River residents take advantage of park improvements

Pine River Mayor Jim Sabas and Greater Pine River Area Healthy Green Communities Partnership organizer Quinn Swanson cut a ribbon signifying the completion of the swimming beach at the Pine River Dam and the end of the Healthy Green Communities Partnership Task Force.


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Forbes Park has been the focus of many

updates in recent years, including installation of dedicated pay camping spaces. The nightly $5 fees have helped to keep the park in clean working condition and prevented campers from moving in for the summer and leaving trash throughout.

“When people left, they left a lot of gar-bage behind, including queen-sized mattress-es,” Hansen said.

With the addition of specific camping loca-tions, the park is now provided with a stock of free firewood to keep campers from damaging the trees and brush that give the park an inti-mate feel.

Also available for daytime rent is the his-toric Boy Scouts building, constructed by the Works Progress Administration with split rock masonry and vintage forged hinges. The inside includes seating, tables and electricity for small gatherings.

Bathrooms with accommodations to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements are also located in the campgrounds. The lat-est camp updates have increased use of the park.

“The Forbes Park seems to be getting more popular. We are getting more campers there,”

Hansen said.In addition, the park is the site of various

public activities, including the annual Hobo Stew set up during Heritage Days, as well as the location of a historical rendezvous event each summer.

Liberty ParkSince its 2004 construction on the site of a

little used mini golf course, Liberty Park, next to the Pine River American Legion, features a playground adjacent to the city’s Dairy Queen. It has been a paradise for children in the sum-mer.

Facilities feature sandboxes, slides, a sand volleyball court, picnic table and other play-ground equipment within a fenced in facility to keep young children from wandering onto the nearby streets.

Shamps BallfieldLocated outside of Pine River on Highway

1, Shamps Ballfield is a popular site for sum-mer softball leagues and high school ball practices alike.

The facility of two fields leaves ample room for multiple teams to compete at once, with stands near each field. During some games, a concessions stand provides the “pea-nuts and Crackerjacks” for adoring fans of the old ballgame.

Picnic tables offer yet another opportunity for families to get together at the ballfield.

When there are no festivities, the lower section of the Dam Park in Pine River is a quiet place to fish. Here, Gary Onell has convenient seclusion as he wets his line in the river.


Two large trees overhanging the Pine River serve as perfect perches for those who bowfish.


BY NANCY VOGTEditor

Nisswa City Park, next to the Nisswa Community Center, off Main Street, is a hub of activity for youth and adults alike.

The colorful playground has long been a gathering spot for children and par-ents, as is the nearby ice rink and warming house in winter. The park also has baseball and softball fields, basketball courts and soccer fields.

There are picnic tables, pavilions and restrooms.

The city’s newest park - Nisswa Lake Park &

Recreational Area - is a work in progress. Located on 2.3 acres off Hazelwood Drive on Nisswa Lake, the pedestrian tunnel under Highway 371 was built to connect downtown Nisswa to this park.

Proposed park ameni-ties include biking and/or walking trails, interpretive signage, observation areas, a gazebo or other gathering spots, restroom facilities, benches, a pier, a swim-ming area and boat dock-ing facilities.

Detailed design plans continue to be worked on.

Recreational Area - is a work in progress. Located on 2.3 acres off Hazelwood Drive on Nisswa Lake, the pedestrian tunnel under Highway 371 was built to connect downtown Nisswa

Proposed park ameni-ties include biking and/or walking trails, interpretive signage, observation areas, a gazebo or other gathering spots, restroom facilities, benches, a pier, a swim-ming area and boat dock-

Detailed design plans

Dane Pearson, left, 4, New London, and Paul LeMieur, 2, Little Falls,

play on the playground equipment at Nisswa City Park.

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ABOVE: The fishing pier at the Hackensack Lakeside Park is one of the city’s most popular attractions, especially on Tuesdays in the summer, as they hold a weekly fishing contest there. ABOVE RIGHT: The Hackensack Baseball Fields, located at the foot of the water tower, is popular for softball teams throughout the area during the summer. In the winter, there is a hockey rink for interested locals.

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