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As 2022 comes to an end, it is a time to reflect on the year gone by and look ahead.

Next, the plan will be submitted to the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) for possible inclusion in the regional parks system.

County Land Commissioner Mark “Chip” Lohmeier shared the preliminary master plan for the year-round recreational park located at the former Val Chatel ski resort.

The two candidates for Hubbard County District 3 – incumbent Tom Krueger and challenger Teresa Walsh – answered voter questions for 43 minutes on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Commissioner Mark “Chip” Lohmeier has a proposed operating budget for Deep Lake Park, the county’s new year-round recreational park. It’s located on the site of the former Val Chatel ski resort, about four miles north of Emmaville.

121-year-old camp has new owners

(Park Rapids, MN) -- An anonymous Minnesota donor has helped a San Francisco-based trust purchase a former ski resort to be used as park land. The donor assisted the Trust for Public Land with purchasing Val Chatel near Park Rapids from a group of investors. The purchase was made for one-point-eight million dollars on March 7th and the land was then donated to Hubbard County.

The Val Chatel ski area will become Deep Lake Regional Park.

A county park and campground are scheduled to open near Park Rapids in 2024.

At the Tuesday, March 16 meeting, Hubbard County Board meeting, County Land Commissioner Mark “Chip” Lohmeier said this complex adjoins both state land and county tax-forfeited land.