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Doc’s Harbor Inn

Doc’s Harbor Inn is a historic property situated on the south side of the Warroad River that winds its way through the town. It serves as a rental property for visitors to the area as well as a hub for outdoor recreation all year round! Learn more about its history and everything it offers to our lakefront community.

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WHS Culinary Students to Compete at The Happiest Place on Earth

After posting on social media about participating in the local A Taste of Warroad event last May, the Warroad High School Culinary class received an invite to participate in the Cook Around the World Competition at Walt Disney World Resort®. Now, members of the Culinary class are preparing to travel and compete against hundreds of students from around the nation and across the world. Learn how this once-defunct program has been reinvented and is inspiring students to pursue careers in the culinary field.

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Combatting the Housing Shortage in Warroad

Like the rest of the nation, the Warroad area is experiencing a housing shortage. But thanks to a little collaboration and a lot of creativity, the Warroad Housing Revitalization Project is facing this challenge head-on.

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Newcomer Spotlight: Chef Richard

A deep dive with relative newcomer, Chef Richard. How he came to call Warroad home after growing up in South Africa, and how he has settled into Warroad over the past 3 years.

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Hockeytown USA®

How did Warroad earn the iconic moniker of Hockeytown USA®? Learn about the origin of the nickname and the ongoing hockey legacy that supports it.

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FriluftFest

Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, which means the country can expect below-average temperatures for the next six weeks. While this may evoke differing emotions, in Warroad, we view this news through the lens of “Friluftsliv”. This Nordic term literally translates as “open-air life” and means to embrace the outdoors, no matter the weather. And what better way to live the open-air life than to throw a party on the Riverbend Skate Path!

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Riverbend Skate Path 2.0

The Riverbend Skate Path is back and even better in its second year. Read how the community has rallied around this unique amenity and then plan your trip up to try it out yourself!

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There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays

Every year during the holidays, the property on the corner of Lake Street and 4th Avenue in Warroad is transformed into a Winter Wonderland. Elliot and Teresa Larson have been decorating their home for the Christmas season since they moved here back in 1980. What started as simple icicle lights strung along the roofline, grew into an elaborate display that sprawls over two lots and fills the community with Christmas cheer, year after year.

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History of Warroad

We’re celebrating Warroad turning 120! The city of Warroad has a history stretching back further than the nineteenth century. Read up on the history and learn more about how Warroad came to be.

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Introducing ARC!

Marvin, a premium manufacturer of windows and doors, announced its partnership with Northland Community and Technical College (Northland) to bring a new, accredited mechatronics program to Warroad, Minnesota, in January 2022!

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Gear Up for Yellow Rose Race Week!

Runners and walkers, start your engines – The 18th Annual Yellow Rose 5K/10K Race is just around the corner, with excitement building for the virtual and in-person races! This year’s virtual race will start on Friday, August 6 through Friday, August 13, leading right up to the in-person race in our Warroad and Fargo locations on Saturday, August 14.

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Warroad Invests in Their Students

$1.3M Awarded at the 2021 Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Quality of education is arguably one of the greatest factors for families considering a relocation. The community of Warroad is passionate about the success of their learners which is why they voted to invest $16M into their school campus, creating high quality learning environments and expanding to include a dedicated Early Learners Center for their youngest students.

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Friluftsliv

It turns out there is a word for the way we live life here: Friluftsliv (free-loofts-liv). Literally translating as “open air life,” this concept is all-encompassing: it’s about enjoying the outdoors and getting in tune with nature, no matter the weather!

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Riverbend Skate Path

Sometimes it takes time to incubate an idea—other times it just takes a few guys, a bonfire on the ice, and family conversations to make things happen. That’s how the Riverbend Skate Path came to be

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