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Glendalough State Park Trail Routes, Winter Access, Rules and Facilities

Glendalough State Park Trail Routes, Winter Access, Rules and Facilities

Glendalough State Park offers groomed cross-country ski and snowshoe trails, rentals and open winter lodging, but many areas are unplowed and special lake rules affect anglers.

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About Otter Tail, MN

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Approximately 60,000 residents

County Seat

Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Coverage Area

1,980 square miles in western Minnesota

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Perham-Dent School Board Unveils $1M Tennis Court Rebuild and Playground Upgrade

Perham-Dent School Board Unveils $1M Tennis Court Rebuild and Playground Upgrade

Perham-Dent School Board reviewed plans to rebuild eight tennis courts and replace a playground surface, a long-term mai...

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Perham-Dent lunch crew feeds more than 1,000 students in a few hours

Perham-Dent lunch crew feeds more than 1,000 students in a few hours

perham-dent lunch staff served between 1,280 and 1,345 students across three school lunchrooms daily, a large-scale oper...

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Willmar Cardinals Upset Fergus Falls Otters 8-5 in Section 6A

Willmar Cardinals Upset Fergus Falls Otters 8-5 in Section 6A

Willmar’s sixth-seeded Cardinals rallied with multiple third-period goals and two empty-netters to beat third-seeded Fer...

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Otter Tail Man, 61, Loses Finger, Part of Thumb in Saw Accident

Otter Tail Man, 61, Loses Finger, Part of Thumb in Saw Accident

A 61-year-old man lost a finger and part of his thumb after a nail caught in a table saw, underscoring local workshop sa...

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Fergus Falls Daily Journal Revisits Local Events, Photos From Feb. 15-21

Fergus Falls Daily Journal Revisits Local Events, Photos From Feb. 15-21

Fergus Falls Daily Journal republishes photos and community memories from past Feb. 15–21 issues in an archives column p...

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Perham City Council approves food truck ordinance, map in 4-1 vote

Perham City Council approves food truck ordinance, map in 4-1 vote

Perham City Council approved a one-year mobile food unit license and a five-day limit per location in two 4–1 votes, wit...

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Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons will not seek re-election

Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons will not seek re-election

Otter Tail County sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons announced Feb. 17 on Facebook that he will not seek re-election after 26 yea...

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Perham Health Elevate Helps Retiree Ann Toli Lubitz Lead Compassion Closet

Perham Health Elevate Helps Retiree Ann Toli Lubitz Lead Compassion Closet

Perham retiree Ann "Toli" Lubitz used Perham Health’s Elevate program to take over organizing the Compassion Closet, pro...

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Glendalough State Park to Host Lantern-Lit Candlelight Walk on Valentine’s Day

Glendalough State Park to Host Lantern-Lit Candlelight Walk on Valentine’s Day

Glendalough State Park will host a lantern-lit candlelight walk on Valentine’s Day, offering a one-mile hike with snowsh...

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Fargo Man Arrested in Murder Investigation of Missing Isadora Wengel

Fargo Man Arrested in Murder Investigation of Missing Isadora Wengel

A Fargo man was arrested and the missing-person case for Isadora Wengel has been upgraded to a murder investigation, rai...

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Fergus Falls AAUW Opens 2025 Scholarship Applications for College-Bound Women

Fergus Falls AAUW Opens 2025 Scholarship Applications for College-Bound Women

Fergus Falls AAUW opened its 2026 scholarship application period for local women, with applications due online by 7:00 p...

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Minnesota Farmers Union People’s Town Hall in Perham Feb. 24

Minnesota Farmers Union People’s Town Hall in Perham Feb. 24

Minnesota Farmers Union will host a free People’s Town Hall in Perham Feb. 24 to gather local input on farm finances, ri...

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Perham Spuds for Love Potato Bar Feb. 12 to Raise Youth Funds

Perham Spuds for Love Potato Bar Feb. 12 to Raise Youth Funds

Perham residents gathered for a "Spuds for Love" baked potato bar to raise funds for local youth programs, supporting th...

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Historic Downtown Fergus Falls Self-Guided Walking Tour Starting at Courthouse Squ

Historic Downtown Fergus Falls Self-Guided Walking Tour Starting at Courthouse Squ

Fergus Falls’ downtown blends historic architecture with modern businesses and cultural stops; a self-guided walking tou...

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Fergus Falls Committee of the Whole Discusses Bigwood Event Center Lease

Fergus Falls Committee of the Whole Discusses Bigwood Event Center Lease

Fergus Falls Committee of the Whole discussed a proposed space lease for the Bigwood Event Center; the meeting recording...

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24-Year-Old Nathanial Dally Charged in Otter Tail County Case

24-Year-Old Nathanial Dally Charged in Otter Tail County Case

A 24-year-old man from Chisholm was charged in Otter Tail County with third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 1...

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Otter Tail County Historical Society Director Schuelke to Retire, Board Opens Search

Otter Tail County Historical Society Director Schuelke to Retire, Board Opens Search

Chris Schuelke, longtime executive director of the Otter Tail County Historical Society, announced his retirement and th...

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Otter Tail County Faces Major Funding Shortfall for Roads and Bridges

Otter Tail County Faces Major Funding Shortfall for Roads and Bridges

Otter Tail County faces a major funding shortfall for road and bridge maintenance, risking delays to repairs and higher ...

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Fergus Falls Police and Fire Address Thefts, Crashes, Disorderly Conduct

Fergus Falls Police and Fire Address Thefts, Crashes, Disorderly Conduct

Fergus Falls police and fire logs for Feb. 12-13, 2026 record theft reports, traffic crashes and disorderly-conduct comp...

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Otter Tail County Files Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges Against Dr. Zvi Levran

Otter Tail County Files Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges Against Dr. Zvi Levran

Otter Tail County filed six felony criminal sexual conduct charges against former Fergus Falls physician Zvi Levran, all...

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Alex Dodin Opens Perham Tobacco in Restored Downtown Bank Building, Preserving History

Alex Dodin Opens Perham Tobacco in Restored Downtown Bank Building, Preserving History

Alex Dodin opened Perham Tobacco on Feb 13, 2026, in a rehabilitated historic bank building on Main Street, preserving o...

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Family Dollar Shoppers Buy Balloons as Perham High Donates Cards to Seniors

Family Dollar Shoppers Buy Balloons as Perham High Donates Cards to Seniors

Family Dollar shoppers in Perham bought balloons that will deliver nearly 400 Valentine’s smiles to Perham Living reside...

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22-Year-Old Cyrus Olson Arrested After Forcible Entry, Stabbing in Perham

22-Year-Old Cyrus Olson Arrested After Forcible Entry, Stabbing in Perham

A 22-year-old man was arrested after forcible entry and a stabbing at an apartment in Perham; neighbors should be aware ...

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Bella Rude and Cooper Christensen Crowned 2026 SnoBall Queen and King

Bella Rude and Cooper Christensen Crowned 2026 SnoBall Queen and King

Bella Rude and Cooper Christensen were crowned 2026 SnoBall queen and king at Fergus Falls High School, a community even...

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Public Hearing Feb. 24 on Otter Tail County 2040 Transportation Plan

Public Hearing Feb. 24 on Otter Tail County 2040 Transportation Plan

Otter Tail County will hold a public hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. Feb. 24 in the Commission Room at 520 West Fir Ave....

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Perham’s Mariana Diaz Reflects After Becoming U.S. Citizen as Senior

Perham’s Mariana Diaz Reflects After Becoming U.S. Citizen as Senior

Mariana Diaz of Perham completed naturalization on Feb 5, 2026, after passing the citizenship test as a high-school seni...

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Otter Tail County moves Glacial Edge Trail segment into planning phase

Otter Tail County moves Glacial Edge Trail segment into planning phase

Otter Tail County will use state grant funds and Legacy Amendment sales-tax dollars to support design work on a Glacial ...

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Officials clarify two separate Dalton gun-accident reports in Otter Tail County

Officials clarify two separate Dalton gun-accident reports in Otter Tail County

County officials say two recent Dalton gun-accident reports involve different people and events, a clarification that ma...

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Revive & Thrive opens downtown Perham clinic offering neuro-rehabilitation services

Revive & Thrive opens downtown Perham clinic offering neuro-rehabilitation services

Revive & Thrive opened a downtown Perham clinic offering neuro-rehabilitation and in-home therapy, bringing specialized ...

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