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Great Weekend to Head Outdoors

Recent snow and frost have made for some amazing scenery across the Alexandria Area. Add plenty of sunny blue skies, mild temperatures, relatively no wind and you have winter utopia. One place to see all ...
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Alexandria Fisheries to Be Showcased on Outdoor Channel Saturday – Major League Fishing’s General Tire Team Series Set to Premiere

Lucas Oil Qualifier Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches to Kick Off First Season of Major League Fishing’s General Tire Team Series on Outdoor Channel, New Episodes Premiere Every Saturday from 1-3 p.m. CSTBENTON, Ky. (Dec. ...
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Close Out 2022 with a Candlelit Walk in the Park

Walk by candlelight at Lake Carlos State Park on Friday, December 30th The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting candlelight events across the state this winter, including one at Lake Carlos State Park on ...
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Major League Fishing Begins Year with Alexandria

In a new series that's been compared to Amazing Race meets pro fishing, Major League Fishing (MLF) hopes to highlight new areas throughout the country for their new show. Alexandria will be its featured location ...
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Trails Open in Alexandria Lakes Area

The DATA Trails are open along this stretch of the Central Lakes Trail by Alexandria, MN (UPDATE - since this was first written, all trails have been opened up for riding.) On the first official ...
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Recent Ice-Depth Checks on Area Lakes

The true beginning of ice fishing season is always a guessing game. Cold weather helped freeze smaller bodies of water, but winds kept the larger ones open. Now, after recent snowfall there is a snow ...
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Fishing the Midwest TV Returns for 34th Year!

Look for Mike's Reports on Explore Alexandria's website The highly acclaimed Fishing the Midwest with Mike Frisch television series starts airing again in late 2022/early 2023 in homes throughout the Midwest.  ExploreAlex will also feature ...
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Fort Celebration and Parade Make for Great Start to Holidays

The celebration in the Runestone Museum's Fort Alexandria, known as "Christmas in the Fort" just continues to grow each year. This year the annual Black Friday celebration added a lighted parade to the list of ...
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Lights Go Up on Broadway

Almost as exciting as the yearly tradition of lighting up the lights on Broadway in Alexandria is the day ALP Utilities and City crews put up the lights. Bright and early Monday morning the work ...

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