Category Archives: Community
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Comes to Detroit Lakes December 16th
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will roll into Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, December 16th, stopping from 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. at the Holmes Street railroad crossing. This year's onboard concert will feat...
Dec 10, 2025 Lakes area residents watch MacKenzie Porter perform on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train after it pulled into Detroit Lakes for a scheduled stop on Dec. 14, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Toys for Tots Delivers Holiday Gifts to White Earth Reservation
The holiday season is off to a bright start on the White Earth Reservation. On December 4th, Toys for Tots delivered a large shipment of toys to the White Earth Reservation Community Councils for dist...
Dec 09, 2025
Detroit Mountain Recreation Area Gets $800,000 Newly Awarded State Funding
The Detroit Mountain Recreation Area is set to grow, thanks to more than $800,000 in newly awarded state funding. The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission has approved an $821,700 gr...
Dec 08, 2025
A Detroit Lakes Family is Receiving an Outpouring of Community Support After Losing Home in Devastating Fire
A Detroit Lakes family is receiving an outpouring of community support after losing their home in a devastating fire earlier this week. Erica and Royce Germain, parents of the well-known Germain tripl...
Dec 04, 2025
City Reminds Reminds Residents of Detroit Lakes Winter Parking Ordinance
DETROIT LAKES - With winter weather arriving, the City of Detroit Lakes is reminding residents about its Winter Parking Ordinance, which outlines how snow emergencies are declared and when parking res...
Dec 02, 2025 AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt
59th Annual Damien Mitten Tree Drive Kicks Off Across Detroit Lakes Area
The holiday season of giving is underway as the 59th Annual Damien Mitten Tree Drive officially begins, with Christmas trees going up at locations across Detroit Lakes following Thanksgiving. C...
Dec 01, 2025
Detroit Lakes Announces Street Closures for Monday's Parade of Lights
Detroit Lakes - Several streets in downtown Detroit Lakes will be temporarily closed Monday evening, December 1st, to accommodate the annual Parade of Lights celebration. City officials announced that...
Nov 30, 2025
Becker County Landfill Announces Free Mattress Recycling Event December 5-8
Becker County residents will have the chance to recycle old mattresses at no cost during a special four-day event next month. The Becker County Landfill is hosting a FREE mattress recycling event Dece...
Nov 25, 2025
Three Lake Agassiz Regional Library Branches to Receive $10,000 Gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York
MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA - Three branches of the Lake Agassiz Regional Library will each receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie. The awa...
Nov 24, 2025 Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Becker County Food Shelf Exceeds Early Goal as Give to the Max Day Arrives Thursday
Minnesota's annual Give to the Max Day is Thursday, and the Becker County Food Shelf is already celebrating early success - while continuing to push toward an even bigger goal. Alyssa Moore with the f...
Nov 19, 2025