Detroit Lakes-Frazee leg of Heartland Trail now fully open

Detroit Lakes-Frazee leg of Heartland Trail now fully open

DETROIT LAKES — It's been nearly 50 years in the making, but at long last, the Heartland Trail segment connecting Detroit Lakes and Frazee is now open and ready to welcome cyclists, walkers, joggers, wheelchair and scooter users alike. According to Hank Ludtke, former Frazee mayor and longtime Heartland Trail advocate, the first mention of a recreational trail connecting the two communities in local news media was in 1976. "The first time I saw …