After storm setback, Bemidji's Loop the Lake Festival rolls on

After storm setback, Bemidji's Loop the Lake Festival rolls on

BEMIDJI — Cyclists were eager to participate in Bemidji's annual Loop the Lake Festival on Saturday morning after last year’s storm resulted in the event's cancellation. Last summer’s ride, which previously hadn’t been fully canceled since 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, was called off in the early morning hours of June 21 after the sun began to rise and the devastation from the overnight storm became apparent. “We were able to recover some s…