Vikings' Arctic Blast Returns To Mille Lacs Lake

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and the Minnesota Vikings have teamed up again for the annual Arctic Blast Snowmobile Rally, which will be held this year on February 13 and 14 at Mille Lacs Lake. Participants will snowmobile with current and former Vikings players and cheerleaders and have the chance to win $30,000 in prizes. The weekend will kick-off with a community pancake breakfast on Saturday, February 13, from 9 a.m. to noon at the GC Mille Lacs Events & Convention Center. Activities will include autographs and pictures with current Vikings' players, visits from the Vikings' cheerleaders and mascot, inflatable interactive games, football toss and kick contest, face painting, and prize drawings. Tickets to the breakfast are $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 years and under. For every meal purchased, one dollar will be donated to the Mille Lacs Band Community Youth Foundation, and the Vikings will donate an additional $1,000 to the foundation. The event also supports the Vikings' Children's Fund.