Oak Park, Minot, North Dakota
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Oak Park is a park and surrounding neighborhood in the Souris Valley in Minot
, North Dakota
. The wooded park is over 50-acres in size. In addition to the namesake oak trees, ash and elm trees are other common trees found in the park. The Souris Valley Birding Club meets regularly at the park to watch hooded mergansers, wood ducks, Canada geese, kingfishers, Great blue herons and other birds. The eastern edge of the park borders the Souris River, also called the Mouse River. A small oxbow lake is also located in the park. Oak Park has numerous walking/biking trails, both paved and unpaved, a splash pad and volleyball court. The park is home to concerts in the park run by the Minot Area Council of Arts' through their Arts in the Park program. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from July to October, a farmers market also operates out of Oak Park. In 2011, the farmers market at the park was temporarily moved to the North Hill Soccer Complex because of the 2011 Souris River flood
. On August 4, 2010, a man was found dead in the park from an apparent suicide. Oak Park was the winner of the 2011 America's Favorite Park Contest sponsored by Coca-Cola and is set to receive a $100,000 grant.
The Oak Park Theater sits across from Oak Park. It is currently, the only independently operating movie theater in the city of Minot. The theater opened in 1961, but was closed in 1980. It operated as a pool hall until 2000, when it was converted back to a movie theater. In 2011, the theater was damaged in the Souris River flood.
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
. The wooded park is over 50-acres in size. In addition to the namesake oak trees, ash and elm trees are other common trees found in the park. The Souris Valley Birding Club meets regularly at the park to watch hooded mergansers, wood ducks, Canada geese, kingfishers, Great blue herons and other birds. The eastern edge of the park borders the Souris River, also called the Mouse River. A small oxbow lake is also located in the park. Oak Park has numerous walking/biking trails, both paved and unpaved, a splash pad and volleyball court. The park is home to concerts in the park run by the Minot Area Council of Arts' through their Arts in the Park program. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from July to October, a farmers market also operates out of Oak Park. In 2011, the farmers market at the park was temporarily moved to the North Hill Soccer Complex because of the 2011 Souris River flood
2011 Souris River flood
The 2011 Souris River flood is a record hundred-year flooding event on the Souris, a tributary of the Assiniboine River, which it meets near Treesbank, Manitoba. The Assiniboine meets the Red River of the North south of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The flooding has affected Saskatchewan and North Dakota,...
. On August 4, 2010, a man was found dead in the park from an apparent suicide. Oak Park was the winner of the 2011 America's Favorite Park Contest sponsored by Coca-Cola and is set to receive a $100,000 grant.
The Oak Park Theater sits across from Oak Park. It is currently, the only independently operating movie theater in the city of Minot. The theater opened in 1961, but was closed in 1980. It operated as a pool hall until 2000, when it was converted back to a movie theater. In 2011, the theater was damaged in the Souris River flood.