�You can go online to the City of Crookston webpage ( here),� said Butt. Those are some things we�re hoping people will take advantage of.�Īdditional information on summer programming is available online, on the phone, or by stopping by City Hall. We�ve got some excellent spots to portage in and out and to fish. If you look in the fun finder, it shows where they are located. Another thing that�s a nice amenity to our community is we have our canoe and kayak launches along the river. We�re Monday-Friday with us shutting it down at noon on Friday. One thing with Club Kid that started a couple of years ago is that we�re going five days a week. All of the towns we play have all jumped in and are excited and onboard to do it. You�ll be able to get that in and still go into baseball and softball, and those types of things. So, if a kid missed it and wants to be in it, we�ve got that as more of a spring activity. �Last fall, we lost our fifth and sixth-grade tackle football, so we�re offering that next month,� said Butt. New this year, if we can get the teams, is we�re offering a co-ed sand volleyball league and a men�s sand volleyball league.�Īdditionally, a few programs that could not happen last fall have been scheduled for late spring. We�ve got our women�s sand volleyball that has been a big one for us. Last year we were scheduled to have the Class E Men�s State Tournament in town, and we lost it, but the MSF (Minnesota Sports Federation) was good enough to give it to us again this year, so we�ll have the Class E Men�s Softball tournament in town.

�The men�s softball was actually starting to grow again, and then last year we had to shut it down. �We�re bringing back softball,� said Butt. We�re excited to get going with those for the kids and get kids out to play.�įor adult programming, Crookston will host the Class E Men�s State Softball Tournament in 2021, and they�re also offering a couple of new leagues. It�s been an interesting experience getting it ready. We could really sit down and say � how can we do this how can we make this work � with the guidelines. So, looking to do some more activities in town that are more accessible for the kids to do. With Club Kid, we probably can�t take as many field trips as we have in the past due to the COVID regulations. A lot of the activities are very similar for the kids. �Club Kid has always been a big one for us, our tennis program, golf. �Youth programming, we have our t-ball, baseball, and softball,� said Butt. The plan is to have all youth programs running this summer, although some will still need a few modifications. And try to live life as normal as we can.� I think it�s important we get the kids and adults out and have recreational opportunities. We plan to have all our programs open and running. We plan to open as a normal year by following the governor�s guidelines and those types of things. �Trying not to look back on it as much as possible and move on from it. �Definitely, last year was a strange year,� said Butt. Parks and Recreation Supervisor Scott Butt said the City of Crookston is putting last year in the rearview mirror as things return to a more normal feel. While some restrictions continue, they aren�t currently expected to limit those programs this summer.

Programs were limited in communities across Minnesota due to the restrictions in place during the pandemic. Like many things, COVID-19 had an impact on recreational programming in 2020.

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