How’s your Thursday evening look? Say between 5-7 pm? Papa asks because Thursday evenings from 5-7 pm are special at Papa’s, and we offer all of our extra weekend activities then. That means you’ll find 20+ free activities, and we will also offer concessions, zip lines, pedal carts, horse-drawn hay rides, pony rides and two…
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Papa’s Polar Patch Is Closed for the Weekend
Both the temperatures and the wind chills are in the negatives today so Papa’s Polar Patch will be closed Saturday, Jan. 4. The forecast looks the same (or colder) for Sunday as well. We’ve had requests to be open additional weekends this winter. We certainly have the snow for it; the winter weather is our…
WOOT! WOOT! Papa’s Polar Patch Is Open!!
It’s Friday, Jan. 3. It’s supposed to hit 40 degrees today. And Papa’s Polar Patch is (finally) open! There is a blizzard warning starting at 6 pm tonight so if there’s any chance to have some fun at the polar patch, it’s this afternoon. The warming house will be toasty; the horse-drawn sleigh rides will…
Closed Thursday; Gearing Up for Final Friday!
Papa’s Polar Patch is closed Thursday, Jan. 2 due to frigid temperatures that will change drastically overnight. Only in North Dakota can we go from -20 below one morning (today) to 20 degrees above zero 24 hours later! That’s right. The forecast is for 40 degrees above zero by Friday afternoon, and then it looks…
Papa’s Polar Patch Is Closed New Year’s Day
It’s a cold stretch, that’s for sure, and Papa’s Polar Patch will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1 due to low temperatures. According to the forecast, we won’t get to zero today. Looking ahead, the forecast isn’t good for Thursday but get a load of Friday: it could be a repeat of last Friday with temps…
We’re Ready for Fun Today, Friday, Dec. 27!
It seems odd to say it, but it already feels warm outside. Papa’s Polar Patch is ready and waiting for visitors, starting at 12 pm today, Friday, Dec. 27! We will be open from 12-5 pm. Many thanks to local media — KFYR TV, the Bismarck Tribune and KXMB TV. They visited Papa’s on opening…
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