Central Square Mall
Located 201 NW 4 th St, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
The Central Square Mall is a nice, safe place to walk during the winter months. The route around the inside of the mall (follow the hallway system from Tommy's Restaurant to Reed Drug to the exit by Christopher & Banks) is almost 1/5 of a mile, so 5.5 loops around the mall equals one mile.
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital 218-326-3401 www.granditasca.org/
601 Golf Course Road, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital offers a way for walkers to keep fit during the winter months. Simply walk “The Loop ” 4 times and you've walked a mile!
“The Loop ”: Start at the Coffee Shop, walk to the Diagnostic Reception Desk and continue to the Cafeteria Patio Doors . This equals 680 feet one-way or 1360 feet round-trip. If you walk “The Loop ” round-trip four times, you've walked over one mile!
Itasca County Family YMCA 218-327-1161 www.ymcaitasca.org
Located at 400 River Road, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
The Itasca County Family YMCA offers an indoor track for walkers and runners. A YMCA membership or day pass is required for each visit. The track is located above the gymnasium. Twenty-two laps around equals one mile.
Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Located at 1000 NE 8 th Ave. Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Start or continue a walking program indoors at the middle school. Schedule is as follows: Monday-Thursdays ( October 1, 2007 – May 1, 2008 ) from 4:00-7:00pm . Walking badges are required. Maps of the school are available. Must register with ISD 318 Community Education at 327-5730. A $2 fee applies.
Target
Located 2140 S Pokegama Ave, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
If you haven't shopped in Target since its new addition was built, you are in for a real treat…Especially if you are looking for a place to walk during the cold, winter months! The inside perimeter of Target is 1/4 of a mile, so only four loops around equal one mile!
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