As Iconic rivers go, there are very few bigger than the Mighty Mississippi. It starts in Minnesota and splits the Nation in half, running all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico, that is an impressive 2,320 miles. The St Croix river is not nearly as famous or long but I believe, at least recently, it is more powerful. The Mystical St Croix river has a 123 mile span that separates Wisconsin from Minnesota and somehow that wondrous waterway has been able to repel the Covid-19 virus and prevent it from spreading from Minnesota to our neighboring state to the East.
How else would you explain why the Minnesota race tracks have been shut down and not allowed to open yet numerous Wisconsin tracks just across the river have been open and it is business as usual. You race fans in Wisconsin are lucky to have a Superhero tributary protecting you from the virus. Over here in Bizarro world Minnesota we have tight restrictions in place with no end in sight.
Elko Speedway is willing and ready to open its gates on the 55th season of racing in Elko, Minnesota. The opening day (May 22nd) has already been cancelled and the new opener (June 13th) is certainly in doubt unless the winds change in a hurry. Racers have their cars ready, Eve of Destruction acts have been booked, fans are eager to have any sort of entertainment to help our mental health and small businesses are in dire need of cash. A track like ELKO has ample room for social distancing, numerous entry/exit gates and online ticketing to mitigate crowding and the ability to provide sanitation stations to keep hands clean. It is a shame that the St Croix river did not bend about 30 more miles to the West after the Glaciers melted, if so apparently everything would be different.
At this point I do not have the permits necessary to build a canal from the St Croix circling Elko Speedway, but if this lasts much longer… I know a guy with a payloader.
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