Editing Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (section)

==Recreation==
In and around Detroit Lakes are several lakes used for fishing, boating, wake sports, sailing, [[jet-skiing]], swimming, and freshwater scuba diving. Most prominent and heavily used is [[Detroit Lake (Minnesota)|Detroit Lake]], which features the mile-long city beach. The beach annually hosts the city's [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] celebration and fireworks display.  In and around Detroit Lakes are 14 golf courses. The area also features an amusement park, a paintball arena, two river tubing companies, and a horseback riding ranch. The city also hosts the annual Becker County Fair. The Shrine Circus performs in Detroit Lakes each year at the Kent Freeman Arena. In the winter off-season, the area remains a popular recreation destination for ice fishing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and downhill skiing and snowboarding at the newly renovated Detroit Mountain Recreation Area. The city is one of perhaps three in the Nation that has a park dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic (rededicated on April 15, 2015).