Author: Gillian Holte

The smell of fried fish flooded Immanuel Lutheran Church in preparation for the Let’s Go Fishing Eden Prairie area chapter’s annual fish fry fundraiser on March 19. Let’s Go Fishing is a volunteer organization that gives fishing experiences to seniors, veterans, youths and disabled adults free of charge. Beginning in Willmar in 2002, the organization has grown to 19 chapters throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Eden Prairie chapter began its trips on Lake Riley in 2012 and around the same time began holding their annual fish fry fundraiser (done as a drive-through event this year) to raise money for insurance,…

Have you ever had a driving desire to become a ninja? If so, there’s a place in Eden Prairie that can help you get there. In fact, they not only train budding ninjas, but hold competitions for them, as well. Obstacle Academy held a Ninja Sport Championship qualifier on Jan. 29. More than 80 athletes put their ninja skills to the test during the competition. Described as a “premier ninja warrior and obstacle course training gym,” Obstacle Academy opened in Edina in 2016 before moving to Eden Prairie in 2020. More ninja gyms have opened in recent years with ninja…