 Over the next few months, the planting of several new trees will take place at the Lake Bemidji South Shore along with the repair and replacement of electrical boxes for each tree. The Bemidji City Council voted on Monday to spend over $45,000 to replant and repair many of the trees in the area in preparation for hockey day Minnesota. Electrical receptacles will also be repaired so that the first city of lights celebration can expand the area. Many of the trees throughout the South Shore have either not survived or have been damaged by severe weather. Without any buildings, without anything protecting them have received some storm damage over the years. Plus, it's just so windy up the lake as well so we feel that we have some sunscalving occurring to them when they're initially planted so we're going to be planting some species of trees that are hearty and also this time around. These drip water bags that will slowly release some water because this area is not irrigated. The hope is to have trees in the immediate hockey day area illuminated for the season. There are 243 trees overall in the South Shore development. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.