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In 1938, Dr. George Foster and his wife Irene founded the Fargo Winter Club to boost interest in winter sports and athletics. That year, the group partnered with the WPA to build the Fargo Arena, an arena for local residents to participate in skating and other winter sports in more sheltered conditions.
Fargo-Moorhead was once home to the largest indoor ice arena in the nation serving one of the oldest figure skating clubs
Early residents of Fargo-Moorhead might have skated on ponds, but by the late 1930s the figure skating community decided it was time to get serious with clubs and buildings. 6:30 am, Mar. 1, 2021 ×
Sandra Johnson, Don Simpson, Linda Foster, and Dick Simpson posed in figure skates on ice at the Fargo Arena, circa 1949. Photo courtesy:NDSU Archives
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FARGO-MOORHEAD When you live in one of the coldest states in the nation, you better learn how to embrace winter. That is the idea behind the recent Frostival festival in Fargo-Moorhead, which wrapped up its events with a food truck festival over the weekend.