 Thanks to a $5 million gift from the Simone Corporation, staff at Concordia Language Villages near Bemidji are busy preparing for a major new addition. The announcement was made earlier this week that a Korean village will be added to the camp. The village already holds a Korean camp in the summer, but with the new addition, the village will expand its program and cultural immersion. The new Korean village will be located near the south bay of Turtle River Lake near the Russian village. The new addition is expected to not only add more jobs, but also have the ability to host an additional 80 campers. Being able to show a facility, an experience of a facility that where everything is Korean, authentic as you would find in South Korea itself, obviously is very exciting for the villagers and adds that much more depth to the experience. The Korean village is expected to break ground this summer and open sometime within the next two years. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.