Next week’s RAGBRAI ride will cross into a neighboring state for the first time in the event’s 52 year history. Monday’s route from Milford to Estherville includes a 15 mile stretch in Jackson County, Minnesota. Ryan Krosch, the county’s administrator, has been in charge of planning to host over 10-thousand bicyclists.
Over 20 food and beverage vendors will be set up at a local park.
Krosch says riders will be invited to use Pearl Lake to carry a RAGBRAI tradition into another state.
Ceremonial tire dipping has been part of RAGBRAI for years. Many cyclists start the route on the western edge of Iowa by dipping a tire in the Missouri River and ending seven days later in eastern Iowa with a tire dip in the Mississippi. Krosch says he’s content helping with the festivities and not participating in them.
Krosch will be working with his staff and local law enforcement to make sure the cyclists have a smooth ride through Jackson County.
