K-12

The East Grand Forks School District enrolls over 1,000 students and operates two elementary schools (South Point Elementary and New Heights Elementary), Central Middle School, and East Grand Forks Senior High School

East Grand Forks Senior High School

East Grand Forks Senior High School is a public high school in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.- References :*...

. There are also two private Christian schools. Sacred Heart School

Sacred Heart High School (East Grand Forks, Minnesota)

Sacred Heart High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston....

 is a Roman Catholic

Catholic school

Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...

 elementary, middle, and high school. Riverside Christian School is a nondeominational Christian elementary and middle school.

Higher education

The only higher educational institution in East Grand Forks is Northland Community & Technical College

Northland Community & Technical College

Northland Community & Technical College is a two-year community college with campuses in East Grand Forks and Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA. The two campuses serve over 4,000 full and part-time students. The institution is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system...

 or "NCTC" for short, which also has a campus 50 miles northeast in Thief River Falls

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,410 people, 3,619 households, and 2,091 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,760.0 people per square mile . There were 3,931 housing units at an average density of 822.7 per square mile...

. It began in 1993 as Northwest Technical College

Northwest Technical College

Northwest Technical College is a technical college in Bemidji, Minnesota. It is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was founded in 1965 as Bemidji Area Vocational Technical Institute.- External links :**]]...

, which has campus in other Minnesota towns, but eventually was bought by NCTC. The 2-year school has seen steady growth in enrollment in the past 5 years. Across the Red River

Red River of the North

The Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...

 in Grand Forks is the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...

.

Tourism

Most of the tourist activities can be found in neighboring Grand Forks, though EGF has a downtown shopping district that includes a small shopping center, a 15-screen movie theater, and a Cabela's

Cabela's

Cabela's is a direct marketer and specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise, based in Sidney, Nebraska. It also has "Trophy Properties LLC , "Outdoor Adventures" , and the "Gun Library"...

 sporting goods store. After the Flood of 1997, where the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...

 (FEMA) placed the area in the floodplain, is now a state campground. Because of Minnesota's state budget, it plans to give the campground to the city. The campground is a part of the Greater Grand Forks Greenway. On the northern part of town is a private golf course, Valley Country Club.

Local events

East Grand Forks has several annual local community events such as the Catfish Days and the Frosty Bobber fishing tournaments, Heritage Days, and arts and crafts shows. EGF also has other events shared with Grand Forks which the Potato Bowl parade and the First Night, a New Years celebration that's alcohol free. Catfish Days, a cat-fishing tournament in the summer, attracts people all over the United States and Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, and is one of the largest fishing tournaments in the region.

Each June, the Grand Cities Art Fest

Grand Cities Art Fest

The Grand Cities Art Fest is the upper Red River Valley's premiere arts festival and street fair, held during the second weekend each June in the twin cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota...

 takes place in downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.

Media

for a list of newspapers, TV, and radio stations

East Grand Forks has a local weekly newspaper, The Exponent. The regional daily newspaper is the Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks Herald

The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, begun in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is 34,763 on Sundays and 31,524 on weekdays...

, printed in Grand Forks. The TV stations are either from Grand Forks or Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...

, while most of the radio stations are from Grand Forks or Thief River Falls

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,410 people, 3,619 households, and 2,091 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,760.0 people per square mile . There were 3,931 housing units at an average density of 822.7 per square mile...

. WDAZ is the only TV station in the area that produces local newcasts. Though KXJB, KVLY-TV

KVLY-TV

KVLY-TV, is an NBC affiliated television station in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, serving Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. It broadcasts on ATSC channel 44, which redirects to former NTSC channel 11 via PSIP. In addition to its main studio in Fargo, it operates a satellite studio in...

, and KBRR broadcast out of Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...

, North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

, they have some local-based content in their local newscasts. KBRR is based in Grand Forks and Thief River Falls, but rebroadcasts KVRR

KVRR

KVRR, is a Fox affiliated television station in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, serving Eastern North Dakota, Northwestern Minnesota, and a portion of Southern Manitoba. It broadcasts on ATSC channel 19, which redirects to former NTSC channel 15 via PSIP...

 of Fargo. KXJB and KVLY are also based in Fargo, but have studios in Grand Forks. KCPM is also based in Grand Forks, but does not carry local newscasts. KGFE is part of the Prairie Public Television

Prairie Public Television

Prairie Public Television is the Public Broadcasting Service member state network for the U.S. state of North Dakota. Along with its state radio network Prairie Public, the state network currently has nine digital stations covering all of North Dakota, plus portions of Minnesota, Montana, South...

 and Public Broadcasting Service

Public Broadcasting Service

The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

 (PBS) Public television and also doesn't carry newscasts. The local Cable TV carrier is Midcontinent Communications

Midcontinent Communications

Midcontinent Communications is a regional cable provider, providing a triple play service of cable television, cable modem Internet service, and cable telephone service for both North Dakota and South Dakota, along with several communities in western Minnesota...

.

External links

• City of East Grand Forks, MN -- Official site
• Northland Community and Technical College website
• Grand Forks Herald - regional daily newspaper printed in Grand Forks, ND
  Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...