The great outdoors has become the great escape during the pandemic. A cooped-up population is looking for fresh air, and that’s packing hiking trails and other open spaces. What’s more, people have been taking up biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, camping, tennis and golf. The numbers bear this out. There were over 8 million more American hikers in 2020 compared to the year before and nearly 8 million more campers. Golf remains on the upswing. There were some 500 million rounds played.
North Dakota State Park visitation in 2020 was up 12% after a surge in summer and fall camping. Game and Fish also saw increased license sales.
On the COVID front North Dakota health officials are reporting 120 new cases of the virus today and 1,212 active cases. There were 20 new positive hits from Grand Forks County.
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