Winter at It's Best on Mille Lacs in February

If you've been holding out to come to Mille Lacs Lake for fun this winter, February is your month. There is something great to do every weekend. We'll lay out the fun for you and hope that you can make the trip up!

1. Arctic Blast: February 6-8. The Minnesota Viking tradition kicks off on Thursday night with players past and present signing autographs at various blast points (BayView, Blue Goose, Castaways, Buzzies and Hunter's Point). The rally starts Saturday morning with a breakfast at Eddy's and then the rest of day features stops at blast points where sledders get their tickets stamped. Things wind up Sunday at Grand Casino for a Grand Prize drawing.

2. Garrison Poker Run: Saturday, February 14th. A neat thing to do, tooling around Garrison area hot spots in search of a winning poker combination. You get a card at each stop, trying to parlay your hand into a winning poker hand. Things end up at the Y-Club where you can buy your Valentine a nice dinner.

3. Saturday February 21: Double-Barrel Fishing Fun with Garrison Duck's Unlimited Fishing Tournament and the East Side Perch Extravaganza all in the same day. Expecting more than 5,000 to show up to Mille Lacs for this pair of tournaments, hosted the week before the winter ice fishing season officially ends. The DU event is noon to 3 pm and there are more than $70,000 worth of prizes. The Perch Extravaganza is out of Hunter's Point Resort from 8 am to 2 pm and you must have a $10 button to win. Contest is lake-wide, perch must be alive and the top ten perch win some great prizes.

4. Saturday February 28th: Garrison Days hits the ice with a bevy of great events, including WSA Pro Ice Racing/Snowmobile; Kids 120 Snow Cross; Stud Club Motorcycle/ATV Ice Racing; Vintage Snowmobile Racing; Vintage Snowmobile Show; Hardwater Ice Racing