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NEW Updates at Sibley State Park
The Lakeview Campground at Sibley State Park is getting a significant upgrade. As part of a redevelopment project, the campground is getting a full infrastructure and facilities overhaul to better serve visitors. Improvements include redesigned roadways, larger campsites, and updated historic buildings that meet modern safety and accessibility standards. The project,...
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Prime Vacation Planning Time
By Bailey Hovland We’ve come to the time of year when spring seems like it will never come and summer feels like a distant memory. With the holiday season long gone and nothing to celebrate until Valentine’s Day (if you’re ever so lucky), we need something to add a...
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Thanksgiving in the Willmar Lakes Area
By Bailey Hovland It’s 7:00 a.m. The earliest riser of the family is in the kitchen, carefully putting the finishing touches on the turkey before its four-hour roast in the oven. The rest of the family is either starting to wake or already on their way, packed in a...
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Small Business Saturday in the Willmar Lakes Area
By Bailey Hovland It’s Thursday morning, and you’re lounging in front of the T.V., watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Smells of savory turkey, bittersweet cranberries, and mouthwatering stuffing waft out of the kitchen, completing [caption id="attachment_11668" align="alignleft" width="300"] The New London Bakery's cookies are some of their most sought-after...
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Keeping Up with Coffee in the Willmar Lakes Area
By Bailey Hovland Ah, it’s finally the weekend. Monday is a distant memory, with its responsibilities and due dates and meetings far, far away. Saturday offers so much potential—time to catch up on the laundry, grocery shop for meals during the week, or fix the leaky faucet in the...
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20th Annual Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee!
By Bailey Hovland When thinking of classic duos, there are quite a few combinations that come to mind: lakes and fishing, campfires and s’mores, pumpkin spice and lattes. But in Willmar, Minnesota, there is another classic duo that is added to the list—art and coffee. This last Saturday was...
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Bicycle Benefits Come to Willmar
Bicycle Benefits Come to Willmar The Willmar Bikes Group and the Willmar Lakes Area Convention & Visitors Bureau have started the Bicycle Benefits program in Willmar. Participating businesses offer deals to bicyclists who ride their bike to their business and have the bicycle benefits sticker on their helmet. Stickers...
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The possibilities are endless on our 30 recreational lakes…boating, swimming, fishing, water skiing, tubing, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boating, hydro biking, paddle boarding and so much more!
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Surrounded by beautiful lakes and scenery…who wouldn’t take a hike or a leisurely bike ride to enjoy the view? With miles of trials to choose from, you can always find new places to explore.
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