Alexandria is strategically located in the heart of west central Minnesota along the US Interstate 94 corridor. This beautiful community features a landscape lavish with lakes, bustling with business, and rich in the rewards of a friendly atmosphere.

The prairie meets the forest in the Alexandria area where the glaciers carved their way through Minnesota thousands of years ago creating a perfect blend of lakes, wooded hills, and open prairie. This scenic backdrop of year-round beauty provides unlimited opportunities for recreation, tourism, business, industry, shopping, and culture.

Enjoy four seasons of fun, activities and events. Spring offers a colorful collection of wild flowers found along the many walking trails and across the open prairie. Anglers enjoy top producing lakes during fishing opener and all through the season, while live theater and festivals kick off the summer months.

Summers mild temperatures (averaging 70 to 80 degrees) make it the perfect setting for golfing one of seven fine courses. Now in its 87th year the annual Resorter’s Golf Tournament hosts some of the best amateurs in the nation. Water enthusiasts enjoy boating, sailing, waterskiing and wind surfing along with the annual Classic Boat Show. For family fun, there are amusement parks with miniature golf/go-karts and riding stables with guided trail rides.

Autumn comes alive with brilliant colors making it a delightful backdrop for your activities. Bicyclists enjoy the Central Lakes State Trail which connects to the Wobegon Trail giving you 100 miles of the most diverse scenery in central Minnesota. Golfing is at its best and fishing action is at its peak during the autumn months. The Boats Blues & Barbeque event and an annual three day wine festival
wrap up a season to remember.

Experience a true winter playground with downhill skiing, snow boarding, cross country skiing, snow tubing, snowmobiling and ice fishing. Alexandria is proud to boast about their ski area with 15 downhill runs, three chair lifts and five tubing runs groomed just for tubes. A newly expanded terrain park awaits the snowboard enthusiast or explore 500 miles of snowmobile trails.

With so much going on the Alexandria Lakes Area is truly a place for all seasons. For additional area information visit: www.alexandriamn.org.