Concordia College

ABOUT FARGO/MOORHEAD

Dining : The Fargo/Moorhead area has numerous opportunities for dining opportunities. Many restaurants are right in the Moorhead area, but if your up for an adventure there are some great restaurants in Fargo too. To find the location of your favorite restaurant or at least one close to you visit the F/M restaurants link: http://www.fargomoorhead.org/restaurants/index.php?v=style

Attractions: Many movie theatres, roller- and ice-skating rinks, public and commercial radio and TV stations offer other possibilities for leisure-time activities. Concordia has an informational newsletter, Intercom, that provides weekly listings of events on campus. A free weekly community publication, the Midweek, has short summaries of community events and the Fargo Forum, the local newspaper, often updates the community about activities around town. To find any attractions that you might like to visit click on the F/M attractions link: http://www.fargomoorhead.org/thingstodo/index.php?l=attractions

Cultural opportunities: The Fargo-Moorhead area is rich in cultural and recreational opportunities. The Heritage-Hjemkomst Interpretive Center expresses the history of the Red River Valley through exhibits, speakers, and the display of the Hjemkomst Viking ship, which sailed to Norway in 1982. For music lovers, the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony presents classical and pops concerts during the school year; the Fargo-Moorhead Opera Company regularly brings in famous vocalists to star in leading roles; and the Fargo-Moorhead Master Chorale, composed of area musicians, presents a series of concerts. The Fargodome hosts athletic events and headline entertainment. Cobbers like to ice skate indoors at the Fargo Coliseum or Moorhead Sports Arena; cross-country ski at one of the nearby parks; attend theatrical productions at the F-M Community Theatre; and watch dance recitals performed by F-M dance companies. The Plains Art Museum and Rourke Art Gallery offer regular shows and special classes. At the Fargo and Moorhead public libraries, students may attend special film showings, hear live chamber music and jazz ensembles or listen to poetry readings. To find out more cultural opportunities check out the F/M arts and theatre link: http://www.fargomoorhead.org/thingstodo/index.php?l=arts_theater

Shopping centers: There is a wide variety of shopping opportunities in the F/M area. They range from craft centers to shopping malls. Many shopping opportunities could be right around the corner from your lodging during homecoming and many are with in walking distance of Concordia. You can locate many of these shopping opportunities with the F/M shopping link: http://www.fargomoorhead.org/thingstodo/index.php?l=shopping

Location : Moorhead, Minn., and Fargo, N.D., separated by the Red River of the North, are full of places to go, things to do, and people to meet. With a metropolitan-area population of nearly 170,000, the two cities offer the convenience of small-town living with many of the advantages of the big city. Minneapolis-St. Paul is only 250 miles southeast on Interstate 94; Winnipeg, Manitoba, is 250 miles to the north. Rich farmland, beautiful lake country and pine forests are just minutes away. For those of   you who haven't visited the Fargo/Moorhead area recently check out the Fargo-Moorhead Convention & Visitors Bureau. http://www.fargomoorhead.org/about/index.php