For several weeks during the winter season, the Bold North’s Vikings football organization hosts Winter Skolstice, a winter village in Minnesota at the team’s Viking Lakes complex in Eagan.

Winter Skolstice is a winter village event that runs for several weeks, from January into February.
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It helps get folks outside to celebrate winter in the Bold North.
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The village is set up at the Vikings' headquarters and practice complex, Viking Lakes.
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It's offered in conjunction with the adjacent Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.
The facility maintains a pond hockey rink that's open to the public while Winter Skolstice is being held.
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You can even try your hand at curling on the village's beautifully-maintained outdoor curling sheets.
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The ice skating rink is also open to the public, although you do have to bring your own skates and sign a waiver the first time you visit.
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Find a place to sit and relax among the ice and ice sculptures in between activities.
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Or grab some hot cocoa and take the frosty edge off in the Warming Haus.
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If you're feeling game for a mental challenge, visit the Minnesota Ice Maze, which shares the Vikings Lakes complex with Winter Skolstice.
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Just don't get lost inside!

So, bundle up, grab your skates, and head for Viking Lakes! Before you go, though, check the Viking Lakes Winter Skolstice website for hours, updated information, and alerts. For more cold weather fun and adventure, be sure to check out all the winter festivals in the Land of 10,000 Lakes – winter is long, so there are many of them.

Have you had a chance to visit Winter Skolstice at Viking Lakes? What are some other fun winter villages or events in the North Star State?

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