Hockeytown USA finds new way to entertain itself on skates Author: Boyd Huppert Updated: 8:40 PM CST February 25, 2021
WARROAD, Minn. Kids in Warroad don t arrive in the world with their skates already laced.
But almost.
“I was born to skate, my mom said,” 9-year-old Anderson Myers proudly states as he shoots a puck into an empty net on the Warroad River.
Mere weeks ago, Anderson’s birthright was taken away.
“They said that we can t go skating,” Anderson says.
COVID-19 restrictions may have temporarily shuttered Warroad arenas in the late fall and early winter, but the community, which proclaims itself Hockeytown USA, didn’t take the closures standing still.
Inspired by COVID closings, skate path on Warroad River is 2½ miles of winter fun kvue.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kvue.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hockeytown USA finds new way to entertain itself on skates Author: Boyd Huppert Updated: 8:40 PM CST February 25, 2021
WARROAD, Minn. Kids in Warroad don t arrive in the world with their skates already laced.
But almost.
“I was born to skate, my mom said,” 9-year-old Anderson Myers proudly states as he shoots a puck into an empty net on the Warroad River.
Mere weeks ago, Anderson’s birthright was taken away.
“They said that we can t go skating,” Anderson says.
COVID-19 restrictions may have temporarily shuttered Warroad arenas in the late fall and early winter, but the community, which proclaims itself Hockeytown USA, didn’t take the closures standing still.
Inspired by COVID closings, skate path on Warroad River is 2½ miles of winter fun kare11.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kare11.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A tale of two lakes: Tourism flourishes on south shore of Lake of the Woods while Northwest Angle struggles with border closure during the COVID-19 pandemic
Thanks to the ongoing U.S.-Canada border closure to nonessential travel, getting to the Northwest Angle by road – which requires traveling about 40 miles through Manitoba – hasn’t been an option for anyone but permanent residents and essential workers since March.
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Fishermen return to the dock at Ballard s Resort on Lake of the Woods after a day on the water in early October. Tourism on the south shore of Lake of the Woods rebounded after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lifted stay-at-home restrictions put into place during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and business was good throughout the summer. (Photo/ Eric Hylden, Grand Forks Herald)