International Falls Daily Journal - Work campers to watch City Beach, By TOM LAVENTURE, Staff Writer - Comments

City Beach officially opened

Laurel Beager — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:21:31 -0500

City Beach officially opened Monday, June 2. The hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a life guard on duty from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those hours are for weekdays and weekends, according to city officials.

Sounds like the city beach

six-shooter — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:25:27 -0500

Sounds like the city beach plan is going in the right direction. I don't see how it can go wrong. Alot of memories spending the summers there. We rode bike, took the bus. When older we drove when we could. It was the stomping grounds for the summer crowd. Hope all make use of it as much as they can.

LOL, thanks Roj! :p

lesleyk — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:27:07 -0500

LOL, thanks Roj! :p Hopefully, it opens sooner than that! It would be nice for the kids to be able to go play in the sand and walk at the water's edge. But then again, I go and watch my kids - I don't send them to go by themselves and trust that the lifeguard will watch them as close as I do.

There should be an age limit on the bus service. Last year there were children as young as 3 or 4 coming to the beach with an older sibling and running around unattended. I think the city is asking for trouble by not putting an age limit on the bus service - but that's just a mom of four's opinion. Eh! What do I know!?!

I guess they will open the

roj2000 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:44:47 -0500

I guess they will open the beach, once the ice is gone!! Global warming, remember?? LOL

So, when does City Beach

lesleyk — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:49:32 -0500

So, when does City Beach "officially" open for the summer? We went by there this weekend and it was still closed. Is June 16th the first day it's open?

Work campers to watch City Beach, By TOM LAVENTURE, Staff Writer

Tom LaVenture — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:57:31 -0500

After City Beach was rededicated last summer following major renovations, a community task force went another step this season to reclaim the area as a center of youth and family summer activity.
The problem, they said, is vandalism and after hours partying.
Years ago the beach was a center of summer activity and has since “lost its luster,” according to International Falls City Councilor Gayle Rognerud, a City Beach Task Force member.
City Beach is located on Rainy Lake, three miles east of the Falls and past Ranier on County Road 20.