Arboretum in Baxter debuts new forest skating trail: ‘If we build it, they will come’ ^57%

MPR News - By Kirsti Marohn - 12/20/2025, 1:00 PM

Imagine following a winding path through snowy woods … but instead of wearing snowshoes or cross-country skis, you’re gliding on ice skates. That's the concept behind a new forest ice skating trail opening in the Brainerd Lakes Area, believed to be the first of its kind in Minnesota. The trail at the Northland Arboretum in Baxter winds... more