Community members lined Fourth Avenue in Spirit Lake on Saturday to take in the Outhouse Races, the main event of this year's Winter Olympic Games.
February 22, 2026
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February 22, 2026 1:08 a.m.
Spirit Lake trades skis for wheels in Outhouse Races
Spirit Lake trades skis for wheels in Outhouse Races
Without enough snow for a track, Spirit Lake’s annual Outhouse Races looked a bit different this year. Rather than slipping and sliding across packed powder on skis in City Park, the outhouses instead careened down 4th Avenue on furniture dollies.