Oak Park is a park and surrounding neighborhood in the Souris Valley in

Minot Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 20 ...

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. The wooded park is over 50-acres in size. In addition to the namesake oak trees, ash and elm trees are also commonly found in the park. The Souris Valley Birding Club meets regularly at the park to watch hooded mergansers, wood ducks, Canada geese, kingfishers, Great blue herons, and other birds. The eastern edge of the park borders the Souris River, also called the Mouse River. A small oxbow lake is also located in the park. Oak Park has numerous walking/biking trails, both paved and unpaved; a splash pad; and volleyball court. The park is home to concerts in the park run by the Minot Area Council of Arts, through their Arts in the Park program. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from July to October, a farmers market also operates out of Oak Park. In 2011, the farmers market at the park was temporarily moved to the North Hill Soccer Complex because of the

2011 Souris River flood The 2011 Souris/Mouse River flood in Canada and the United States occurred in June and was greater than a hundred-year flooding event for the river. The US Army Corps of Engineers estimated the flood to have a recurrence interval of two to five ...

. On August 4, 2010, a man was found dead in the park from an apparent suicide. Oak Park was the winner of the 2011 America's Favorite Park Contest sponsored by Coca-Cola and is set to receive a $100,000 grant. The Oak Park Theater sits across from Oak Park. It is currently the only independent operating movie theater in the city of Minot. The theater opened in 1961, but was closed in 1980. It operated as a pool hall until 2000, when it was converted back to a theater specializing in second run films.Cinema Treasures
accessed July 23, 2011. In 2011, the theater was damaged in the Souris River flood.

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Oak Park Theater
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