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WINTER RECREATION Ski Trails The Minot Park District maintains groomed cross country ski trails at the Minot Country Club, Souris Valley Golf Course and Oak Park. Skating & Hockey Rinks photo courtesy of ND Tourism Open skating, hockey and warming houses are available at Polaris Park and Corbett Field & Rink. Indoor rinks are located at the Minot Park District's MAYSA Arena and the All Seasons Arena on the North Dakota State Fairgrounds. MAYSA (701-857-1544) and the All Seasons Arena are the homes to various hockey leagues, figure skating clubs and the Minot Curling Club. Call for availability of public ice times at MAYSA. Snowmobiling The Minot area's Sno Trails snowmobile trail system consists of 350 miles of groomed trails open from December 1st to April 1st, depending on snow conditions. For current conditions, call 701-328-5377. • West photo courtesy of ND Tourism Connects Burlington, Foxholm, Carpio and Berthold; Loops back to Burlington and Minot. • North HUNTING & FISHING Minot and the surrounding area have a reputation among outdoor adventurers that is legendary, from word-class walleye and perch fishing to unbeatable upland game, waterfowl and big game. Within an easy drive of Minot, you can find lots of public and private land in fields, forests and wetlands. We are right along one of North America's primary corridors for waterfowl migration, making this one the nation's best places to hunt Canada geese and snow geese. Minot is also near plenty of stocked fisheries including Lake Sakakawea, one of America's largest man-made reservoirs and a walleye angling hot spot. For information on fisheries and public hunting lands, as well as licensing and regulations, visit North Dakota Game & Fish at www.gf.nd.gov. 23 Connects Deering, Ruthville and Minot. There is also a connecting trail from Ruthville to Foxholm. • Southeast Connects Minot, Surrey, Sawyer, Velva, Granville, Deering, Upham and Towner. • Connections to other trail systems Towner to the North Central trail system; Upham to Bottineau and the Peace Garden Trail system.