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Cameron Akers completed two Eagle Scout projects with a conservation emphasis to earn the extremely rare Boy Scout award.

15-year-old Peyton Malecka designed, raised funds for and did much of the work on the restoration himself as his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 674.

15-year-old Peyton Malecka designed, raised funds for and did much of the work on the restoration himself as his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 674.

15-year-old Peyton Malecka designed, raised funds for and did much of the work on the restoration himself as his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 674.

15-year-old Peyton Malecka designed, raised funds for and did much of the work on the restoration himself as his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 674.

15-year-old Peyton Malecka designed, raised funds for and did much of the work on the restoration himself as his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 674.

15-year-old Peyton Malecka designed, raised funds for and did much of the work on the restoration himself as his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 674.

15-year-old Peyton Malecka designed, raised funds for and did much of the work on the restoration himself as his Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts Troop 674.

Detroit Lakes resident Hunter Zehnacker recently earned his Eagle Scout rank with the help of community businesses and groups.

Barricades are going up on Little Detroit Lake this week in anticipation of the ice harvest that will launch construction of Detroit Lakes' 2022 Polar Fest Ice Palace, starting Thursday, Jan. 20. The ice palace will be the city's largest to date, containing roughly 2,000 blocks of ice harvested directly from the lake. Polar Fest will officially begin Thursday, Feb. 11 and conclude Sunday,. Feb. 27. The super-sized winter festival marks the culmination of the community's 150th birt...