Grand Forks is the third largest city in the state of North Dakota. Grand Forks with the twin cities-East Grand Forks and Minnesota comprise of the Greater cities or the Great Grand Forks. The city is located in the Red River Valley, as a result of which it is subjected to devastating floods.
Great Forks was founded by Alexander Griggs in 1870. In earlier days, Great Forks was entirely dependent on agriculture. Lately, the city has developed in education, medical facilities, research, defense and manufacturing. The meeting point of the Red River and the Red Lake River proved to be an important trading area for the Native Americans. The University of North Dakota is the oldest institution, which owns the University village present in the country. The total area covered by Grand Forks is around 49.9 square miles. The sister cities of Grand Forks are Ishim, Dickinson, Sarpsborg and Awano.
Grand Forks is served by Grand Forks International Airport. This airport run flights daily with Boeing 727 and Cessna Caravan aircraft, which transports packages in and around Grand Forks. The Grand Forks International Airport is one of the busiest Airports within the country. The School of Aerospace Sciences, which belongs to the University Of North Dakota, is present in Grand Forks. The Grand Forks International Airport is coded GFK. The flights from Grand Forks International Airport connect many destinations like Europe, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Fargo, North Dakota FARGO HECTOR (FAR) (73.7 miles) is another large airport located near the city.
Grand Forks Air Fares depend on the passenger’s desired destination. Daily flights fly from Grand Forks to Minneapolis, NW, whose airfare is around $292. Many cheap flights are available from Grand Forks to South America, Europe, Mexico, Caribbean, Australasia, Africa, Central America, North America and Asia. Again, there are several cheap flights to Grand Forks available from other cities. You can opt to travel from Chicago (ORD) to Grand Forks (GFK) with an average price of 504$ only.
The Grand Forks Park district was established in 1905. His park features baseball fields, basketball fields, soccer fields and many picnic areas. Many skating rinks are also available in the Park district. There are several golf courses present in and around Grand Forks. The Greater Grand Forks Greenway is also a park whose length is equal to the Red River. Many features like the Bicycle route, wildflower gardens are also present in the Greater Grand Forks Greenway. UND’s Chester Fritz auditorium has been housing many events happening in Grand Forks since its establishment. The Summer Performing Arts (SPA) Company is a summer program held specially for grade 12 students every year.
The nightlife in Grand Forks is very much interesting. The city in lifetime is spent in dancing, drinking, dining etc. Nightclubs, pubs and bars are very much present with buzzing activities to attract the tourists. Top nightclubs and bars of the city includes El Roco Casino, Bronze Book Steak House Lounge, Suite 49 and Knights of Columbus.