 With Hockey Day Minnesota coming to Bemidji in a month, safety features for the new event are already being put into place. Last week law enforcement and fire department personnel began setting up a large orange safety fence around the entrance to the Mississippi River on Lake Bemidji. This has been done to protect everyone from getting too close to the open water. The fence has been made larger this year because of Hockey Day. We know that Hockey Day Minnesota is going to attract a lot more people over to the east side of the lake, so there will be people unfamiliar with our lake and unfamiliar with the hazards out there. They likely will be driving towards the downtown area and towards that landing, so we didn't want to have issues with them potentially driving off into the Mississippi River outlet. Flashing safety lights will be added to the area in the coming weeks. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.