 For those of you looking to ride into the new year, a group of bicyclists are preparing for a brisk ride around Lake Bemidji. For nine years, the Burr-Midji New Year's bike ride has taken place no matter what the weather conditions may be. The ride is free and open to anyone who wants to brave the bitter cold elements and kick off the new year in a healthy way. Bikes will stage at Cabin Coffee in downtown Bemidji at 12.30 with the ride beginning shortly after at 1. Generally speaking, there's a hard course who go the 17 miles around the lake. And then there's a group of us that just depending on the weather and our desire, we'll go anywhere between two and maybe ten or so miles and, you know, do some fun things like bike around on the lake a little bit or bike around Lake Irvin or whatever suits our fancy. Now anyone interested is invited to just show up New Year's Day between 12.30 and 1 o'clock PM and then afterwards participants will gather for warm food and beverages at Cabin Coffee House. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.