Dec 24, 2020
Randall Braveheart, an Oglala Lakota, rides his horse along Riverfront Avenue as riders reached the end of the Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial Ride last year. The memorial ride as well as the run have been canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.File photo
MANKATO â The annual Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial Ride to Mankato will not take place this year due to the pandemic, although at least one small group of riders has been making the trek.
The Native America Calling website and the Dakota 38 Facebook page officially announced the cancellation last week.
But at least one small group of riders has been making their way to Mankato and set up their camp in a park in Lake Crystal on Wednesday night after riding from St. James in the blizzard.