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Got wheels and no motor? You're welcome here. Kids with skateboards, scooters and bikes enjoy a decent November day at the new Cloquet skate park in Cloquet's Athletic Park.
Cole Farmer makes a jump on his scooter at the Cloquet skate park Saturday.
Cloquet High School junior Caleb Swanson works on his skateboarding skills on the quarter pipe at the new Cloquet skate park, while Joe Jukich waits his turn with his scooter Saturday.
After eight years of talk and planning, the new Cloquet skate park opened for business at the end of September at the corner of 14th Street and Prospect Avenue in Cloquet.
The city hasn't had to advertise its $420,000 park - there are kids and young adults with skateboards, scooters and bikes there anytime school is out and there's still daylight.
The 6,000-square-foot park has it all: quarter pipes, handrails, banked ramps, a bowl, stairs and a ledge. There is no charge to skate there, although helmets are encouraged. Participants are encouraged to read the sign listing all the rules for the new skate park.
The skate park was paid for through local sales tax funds, with some contributions from the Cloquet Skate Park group, which has been fundraising and lobbying for the new park for at least eight years.
