State of the art snowmaking and grooming capabilities, and recently updated rental and proshop featuring new ski and snowboard rental.  The facility offers a unique combination of ski jumping, alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country and snowboarding in one location. Located five miles east of Grand Rapids in neighboring Coleraine.  Call for open skiing/snowboarding times.

Myles Reif Performing Arts Center
720 Conifer Drive
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: (218) 327-5780
Fax: (218) 327-5798

One of the premiere mid-sized performing arts centers in the Upper Midwest, the Reif Center is 'Stimulating arts in Northern Minnesota'!  Featuring a proscenium stage with an orchestra pit, state of the art sound and lighting, and a beautiful theater without a bad seat in the house.  Experience the power of live theater with award winning artists, and world acclaimed touring companies.  From Moscow Ballet to the musical Gypsy, from The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra to the Pink Floyd Experience, the Reif offers something for everyone.

Tickets for all performances may be purchased at The Reif Center Box Office, Reed Drug in Grand Rapids, online at www.reifcenter.org, or by calling (218) 327-5780.  A full calendar of Reif Center performances is included on the calendar of events located on this site.  Questions about Reif Center performances can be directed via email to: arts@reifcenter.org.
 

In the summer, Nordic Ridge is known for the succulent berries it produces on the largest strawberry farm in the county. Bring your family and friends out to pick in the ten-acre patch beginning in late June and continuing through late July.  The farm provides picking containers and berry boxes, playground and picnic areas, and restrooms.

In the winter months, you can experience winter's beauty while riding in a horse-drawn sleigh.  The team of Belgian draft horses glides through the field into the woods.  The ride lasts approximately 45 minutes and stops at the huge sliding hill for sledding and tubing.  A warming house is located near the sliding hill.

Old Central School
Downtown Grand Rapids
Phone: (218) 326-6431

In 1895, the people of Grand Rapids decided a new school was needed. The result was a building absolutely unique for northern Minnesota. Central School towers over downtown Grand Rapids. Build in the Richardsonian-Romanesque tradition, Central School exhibits the basic Romanesque features combined with the textural richness and innovative interior common in Richardsonian architecture.

Central School originally housed all grades, and was known for its academic rigor; students were required to learn the Latin classics - impressive for a tiny northwoods community! In 1908, a new high school was built, but Central School remained in use until the 1970s. In the 1980s, a major renovation was begun.

Today, Old Central School houses the Itasca County Historical Society's Heritage Museum, Auntie Em's Coffee Shop, and specialty shops featuring stained glass, quilts and quilting supplies, treasured gifts, and fancy imported yarns.

White Oak Fur Post
33155 State Hwy 6 
Deer River MN 56636 
(One mile north of U.S. Highway 2 on Highway 6)
Phone: (218) 246-9393 Fax: (218) 246-9393

Step back in time to the late 18th Century with a trip to the White Oak Fur Post and experience the life of fur traders of that time.  The site features a fully reconstructed 1798 Northwest Company Post with features that interpret Northern Minnesota history.  See the company store and clerk's quarters, the home of the Bourgeois, blacksmith shop, outdoor clay baking oven, garden, root cellar, smokehouse, and voyageurs' winter quarters. The Gil Quail nature trail includes plants labeled in English, French and Ojibwe with directions on how each plant was used in 1798 for medicines, shelter and survival.

White Oak Video

Make reservations for your group to have a unique 17th century style five course dinner served by costumed servers in the Great Hall. Group tours of the post are available by appointment. 

The fur post offers a wonderful History Days program each spring with a variety of educational workshops for youth and adults.  The Annual White Oak Rendezvous & Festival is held the first full weekend of August each summer and is open to the public. The White Oak Sled Dog Classic is one of the largest sled dog races in the country spanning 130 miles and six communities. Check the calendar of events for the exact dates of these and other fun Grand Rapids area events.