Editing Grand Forks, North Dakota (section)

==Culture==

===Arts and theatre===
Due at least in part to the presence of the [[University of North Dakota]], Grand Forks offers a variety of arts and cultural events.<ref name="arts">{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/arts |title=Arts |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070530221400/http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/arts |archive-date=May 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novac.org/ |title=Northern Valley Arts Council |access-date=June 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608165422/http://www.novac.org/ |archive-date=June 8, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culturepulse.org/ |title=CulturePulse |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=CulturePulse.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607192512/http://www.culturepulse.org/ |archive-date=June 7, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[North Dakota Museum of Art]], on the UND campus, brings many nationally touring exhibits to Grand Forks as well as the work of regional artists.<ref name="ndmoa">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndmoa.com/History.html |title=NDMOA History |access-date=June 11, 2007 |work=North Dakota Museum of Art |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813141022/http://www.ndmoa.com/History.html |archive-date=August 13, 2007 }}</ref> In addition to the Museum of Art, UND offers other gallery space for student art. UND also has Theater Arts and Music departments.<ref name="und"/> Students stage theater productions each year at the Burtness Theater on campus.<ref name="burtness">{{cite web |url=http://www.und.edu/dept/dtheater/burtness.html |title=Burtness Theater |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=University of North Dakota |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071018161555/http://www.und.edu/dept/dtheater/burtness.html |archive-date = October 18, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> UND's [[Chester Fritz Auditorium]] also brings music and theater events to Grand Forks, including national touring companies of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway musicals]].<ref name="cfa"/>

The Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra has been performing since 1905<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ggfso.org/ |title=Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153221/https://www.ggfso.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Grand Forks Master Chorale was formed in 1983.<ref name="arts"/> Both groups stage productions each year at various locations in the community. The North Dakota Ballet Company is headquartered in Grand Forks and often performs at the Chester Fritz Auditorium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://learn.aero.und.edu/organization.asp?SideBarID=30023 |title=North Dakota Ballet Company |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=North Dakota Ballet Company |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153235/https://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Grand Forks City Band was formed in 1886 and still stages shows year round.<ref name="arts"/>

The Empire Arts Center, in [[downtown Grand Forks]], is home to several cultural events throughout the year. The Empire, a 1919 movie theater, was restored after the [[Red River Flood, 1997|Flood of 1997]] and now includes performance space, a large movie screen, a gallery, and space for artists.<ref name="empire">{{cite web |url=http://www.empireartscenter.com/ |title=Empire Arts Center |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Empire Arts Center |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153234/https://www.empireartscenter.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Fire Hall Theatre, also downtown, is used by community members to put on several theater productions each year.<ref name="arts"/> The [[Summer Performing Arts Company]] (SPA) is a popular summer arts program for area K–12 students. SPA stages three major musicals mid-July.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spacompany.org/ |title=Summer Performing Arts Company |access-date=June 11, 2007 |publisher=Summer Performing Arts Company |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153237/https://www.spacompany.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Myra Museum, on Belmont Road near the [[Greater Grand Forks Greenway]], is a small history museum with exhibits that trace local history from the Ice Age, through settlement, and into the modern age. Other buildings on the Myra Museum grounds include the original 1868 Grand Forks Post Office, a 1917 one room school, and the historic Campbell House.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandforkshistory.com/index_files/page0001.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705233702/http://www.grandforkshistory.com/index_files/page0001.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2007 |title=Myra Museum |access-date=June 20, 2007 |publisher=Grand Forks County Historical Society }}</ref>

===Sports===

[[Image:Alerus Center.png|right|thumb|[[Alerus Center]]]]

[[College sports]] are popular in Grand Forks, with an intense following for the [[University of North Dakota]].<ref name="und"/> The [[University of North Dakota men's ice hockey|UND men's ice hockey]] team competes in the [[NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division&nbsp;I]] level and has been the [[Frozen Four]] championship team eight times and the runner-up five times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/frozen_four.htm |title=Frozen Four History |access-date=June 21, 2007 |publisher=Inside College Hockey |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153228/http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/frozen_four.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[University of North Dakota football|UND football]] team was the 2001 [[NCAA Division II national football championship|NCAA Division&nbsp;II champion]] and the 2003 runner-up. In 2006, the university announced that it would be moving its entire athletic program to Division&nbsp;I.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/news/article/1528/fighting-sioux-name-prevents-north-dakota-from-playing-against-some-teams |title='Fighting Sioux' Name Prevents North Dakota From Playing Against Some Teams |access-date=June 21, 2007 |publisher=The Chronicle |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193021/http://chronicle.com/news/article/1528/fighting-sioux-name-prevents-north-dakota-from-playing-against-some-teams |url-status=live }}</ref>

Grand Forks is home to two major indoor athletic arenas. The city-owned [[Alerus Center]] opened in 2001.<ref name="alerus"/> The Alerus Center is home to the [[University of North Dakota]] football team and also plays host to a variety of other events including major concerts. The Alerus Center is the largest arena and convention center complex in the upper Midwest area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/alerus_convention |title=Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center |access-date=June 5, 2007 |work=Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517071347/http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/alerus_convention <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=May 17, 2007 }}</ref> The [[University of North Dakota]] hockey teams compete in the [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]], in the [[University Village, Grand Forks, North Dakota|University Village]] district of the UND campus. "The Ralph", as it is commonly called, was funded by UND benefactor [[Ralph Engelstad]] and opened in 2001 at a cost of over {{Nowrap|$100 million}}.<ref name="rea"/> Adjacent to the Ralph Engelstad Arena is the smaller [[Betty Engelstad Sioux Center]]. "The Betty" is the home of the [[University of North Dakota]] basketball and volleyball teams.

===Recreation===
[[Image:GF-Greenway.JPG|thumb|upright|The Greater Grand Forks Greenway]]The [[Grand Forks Park District]], established in 1905, operates 14 neighborhood parks, 28 [[tennis]] courts, 2 swimming pools, and 3 splash parks. The parks include features such as playgrounds, baseball fields, softball fields, soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and picnic areas. Sertoma Park includes a [[Japanese garden]]. The Park District also operates eleven outdoor skating rinks and indoor ice arenas: Purpur Arena, Eagles Arena, Blueline Club Arena,Gambucci Arena, Rydell Arena, and Judd arena. The district also owns the Choice Health & Fitness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gfparks.org/home.cfm?page=parks.html |title=Parks and Facilities |access-date=June 18, 2007 |publisher=Grand Forks Park District |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702212232/http://gfparks.org/home.cfm?page=parks.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=July 2, 2007 }}</ref>

There are several [[golf course]]s in the city and the surrounding area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golfnow.com/course-directory/metro-areas/grand-forks-golf-courses/|title=Grand Forks Golf Courses|access-date=October 22, 2007|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153236/https://www.golfnow.com/course-directory/us|url-status=live}}</ref> The Park District operates the 18-hole, [[Arnold Palmer]]-designed, links style King's Walk Golf Course<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kingswalk.org/ |title=King's Walk Golf Course |access-date=June 18, 2007 |publisher=Grand Forks Park District |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153236/https://www.kingswalk.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the historic, 9-hole Lincoln Golf Course.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gfparks.org/home.cfm?page=golf.html |title=Lincoln Golf Course |access-date=June 18, 2007 |publisher=Grand Forks Park District |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412213412/http://www.gfparks.org/home.cfm?page=golf.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=April 12, 2007 }}</ref> The [[University of North Dakota]] operated the 9-hole Ray Richards Golf Course. However were forced to sell the course in 2016 leaving it abandoned but reopened in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrgc.und.edu/ |title=Ray Richards Golf Course |access-date=June 18, 2007 |publisher=University of North Dakota |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618112215/http://www.rrgc.und.edu/ |archive-date=June 18, 2007 }}</ref> The 18-hole Grand Forks Country Club is directly south of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gfcountryclub.com/ |title=Welcome |access-date=June 18, 2007 |publisher=Grand Forks Country Club |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153233/http://www.gfcountryclub.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also golf courses in nearby [[East Grand Forks, Minnesota]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minnesotagolf.com/tee_times_online/Region5.asp?Region=5 |title=Course Directory |access-date=June 6, 2007 |work=Minnesota Golf |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153233/https://minnesotagolf.com/tee_times_online/Region5.asp?Region=5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Manvel, North Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=1450256 |title=Manvel River's Edge Golf Course |access-date=June 5, 2007 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153236/https://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/nd/manvel/whispering-oaks-golf-club |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Greater Grand Forks Greenway]] is a large park that runs the length of the [[Red River of the North|Red River]] in the city. It includes an extensive path system, large festival grounds, ski trails, and wildflower gardens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandforksgov.com/greenway/index.htm |title=The Greenway |access-date=June 18, 2007 |publisher=City of Grand Forks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616051219/http://www.grandforksgov.com/greenway/index.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=June 16, 2007 }}</ref> Including the Greenway, the [[Andrew Hampsten]] Bikeway System in Grand Forks is over {{convert|43|mi|km}} long.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/activities |title=Activities |access-date=June 6, 2007 |work=Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514085624/http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/activities |archive-date=May 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> These paths are in The Greenway, next to major streets, and on the banks of the English Coulee. There are also two pedestrian/bicycle bridges that span the Red River, connecting Grand Forks' and East Grand Forks' paths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandforksgov.com/Planning/BikeMap_Brochure.pdf|title=Map of Grand Forks bike paths|access-date=June 5, 2007|work=City of Grand Forks, North Dakota|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717113111/http://www.grandforksgov.com/Planning/BikeMap_Brochure.pdf|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref>

<span id="University Park"></span>University Park is one of the parks with an adjacent school, [[West Elementary School]] (1949), which was deliberately sited there to help serve the students' recreational and exercise needs.<ref name=nrhpdoc-West>{{cite web|url=https://www.gfpreservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mid-century-Schools-Nomination-final-combined.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: West Elementary School / SITS # 32 GF 3636 |publisher=GFPreservation.Com|author=Susan Caraher |date=June 22, 2020 |access-date=January 19, 2022}} 36 pages including 14 photos (pages 34-69 of 211 page PDF).</ref>