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July 2012 |
Monday
Wednesdays
Saturdays |
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market, M
3-7p, W&S 8a-1p @ downtown GrRpds, Hwy 2 &
2st Ave NW; info: grfarmersmarket.org |
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Tuesdays |
Indies on
Tuesdays, 7:30p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
No charge; free-will donation accepted.
Screenings of award winning independent and
foreign films. |
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Thursdays |
Old Car Cruise
Night every Thursday. Members of the
local car club cruise the streets and meet
for treats at the Dairy Queen. An informal gathering of classic and vintage
cars; lookers welcome! |
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Thursdays |
Stockcar Races,
7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County
Fairgrounds. Pits open at 4p, hot laps
at 6:30p, Racing at 7p. Tickets prices may
vary for special races but generally run $11
Adults, $9 students/srs/military, children
under 12 free with paid adult. $25 pit
passes. |
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1 - 31 |
MacRostie Art
Center Monthly Exhibit. |
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3 |
Nashwauk
Celebration. 1p car show, 10a floatilla on
Swan Lake, 10a-7p craft sales & flea
market, 8p Street
Dance. Fireworks @ dusk
in Nashwauk. (best viewing is near the Dairy
Queen just off Highway 169). |
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4 |
4th of July
Fireworks @ Dusk, Drumbeater Island/Pokegama
Lake in Grand Rapids. Free shuttle bus
transportation departs from the parking lot
of
Lake Country Furniture beginning at 8pm.
Seating is on the golf course; bring a
picnic blanket to sit on. |
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4 |
Nashwauk
Celebration - Two Town Trillion Race, 7a @
Nashwauk Park - end in Keewatin. Craft sale
& flea market 10a-7p, 4th of
July Parade at 12:30p, rock climbing wall,
petting zoo, arts & crafts, kids games. |
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4 |
Nashwauk 4th of
July Parade, noon. Followed by community
actitivies. |
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4 |
Hill City 4th of
July Parades - Kid's parade at 10:30a, Grand
Parade at 11a @ Lake Avenue. |
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6 |
First Fridays,
4-8p @ MacRostie Art Center, Whispering
Woods Gallery, Brewed Awakenings, Frame Up,
Stained Glass With Class, Something
Original, Checkered Past, Wings 'N Willows,
ABC's of Quilting, Itasca Co Historical
Society, Yarnworks |
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6 - 8 |
63rd Annual Deer
River Wild Rice Festival, sponsored by the
Deer River Lions Club.
Friday: Midway opens at 5p,
Sportsman's Club Turtle Feed 5-8p, Pow Wow
6p, Live Music & Beer Garden
Saturday: Wild Rice Run 7a
registration, Bike Rodeo
10a, Flea Market, Sawdust Scramble noon,
Bracelet Day on the Midway, Lion's
Bingo 3-10p, Colgate Country Showdown 5-7p, Great Outdoor Open
Air Concert & Street Dance 8p.
Fireworks Extravaganza 10p.
Sunday: Flea Market 9a,
Vintage Car Show following parade, Festival Parade
1p (rain or shine), Bracelet Day on the
Midway |
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7 |
North Woods
Artisans & Authors, 11a-4p @ Forest History
Center; traditional & modern wood & metal
craftsmen demonstrate their skills; visit
local authors; make a memory & family
heirloom to take home; $9 adults, $7 srs &
military, $6 children, free children 5 &
under; info: 218.327.4482 |
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12 - 14 |
Mississippi Melodie Showboat,
9p
performance. All tickets are general
admission seating and can be purchased at
the gate beginning at 7p the night of the
performance. Tickets $10 adults, $9
seniors, $6 students.
(Click
here for Showboat video) |
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13 - 15 |
Tall Timber Days
Softball Tournament @ Sports Complex &
Portage Park fields. |
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14 |
28th Annual Timberman Triathlon, 8a
@
Sugar Lake Lodge. Sprint
course: 1/3 mile swim, 11 mile bike, and 3
mile run. Int'l course: 1 mile swim,
24 mile bike, and 6 mile run. |
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14 |
Annual "Great
Minnesota Pie Extravaganza", noon-3p @
Foreset History Center; historical &
contemporary pie recipes, pie baking
techniques & taste testing; $9 adults, $7
srs & military, $6 children, free children 5
& under; info: 218.327.4482 |
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16 |
Hot Ball
Scramble, 1p shotgun start @ Pokegama Golf
Course; info: 218.326.3444 |
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18 |
Boosh, Live
Acoustic Music, 6-10p @ patio, 17th Street
Grill/Timberlake Lodge; event held indoors
in case of rain; info: 218.326.2600 |
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19 - 21 |
Mississippi Melodie Showboat, 9p
performance. All tickets are general
admission seating and can be purchased at
the gate beginning at 7p the night of the
performance. Tickets $10 adults, $9
seniors, $6 students.
(Click
here for Showboat video) |
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20 & 21 |
Be a Lumberjack
Children's Program, 11a-4p @ Forest History
Center; activities include: bear fishing,
bean counting, log stamping, check playing,
clothes washing, rains spitting, prune in a
spoon races, hot potato toss, cookie making,
horse shuffling; kids crafts & nature walk;
$9 adults, $7 srs & military, $6 children,
free children 5 & under; info: 218.327.4482 |
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20 & 21 |
GrRpds High
School Reunion Class of '87, 6p @ Zorbaz
(20) and 6p @ Pokegama Golf Course (21);
info:
www.grandrapids1987@myevent.com or Julie
Shimek 320.354.3097 |
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21 |
Spirit Fest, 11a
- 10p @ St Joseph's parish campus. Live
music all day, food, cash bingo, children's
games, used-a-bit sale, raffles, beer
garden, all class reunion. |
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21 |
91.7 KAXE
Mississippi River Festival, noon-9p @ Rotary
Tent/KAXE's amphitheater (along the
Mississippi River) music; food,
family/children's activities; $35 general
public, $10 ages 13-20; free 12 & under;
info: 218.326.1234 |
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21 - 22 |
Seussical @ Edge
Center for the Arts, Bigfork. Presented by
the Stages Theater of Hopkins. |
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26 - 28 |
Mississippi Melodie Showboat,
9p performance. All tickets are
general admission seating and can be
purchased at the gate beginning at 7p the
night of the performance. Tickets, $10
adults $9
seniors, $6 students. (Click
here for Showboat video) |
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Grand Rapids
Hockey Golf Classic, 10a-noon
registration,12:05p announcements, 12:35p
shotgun start, 6:30p dinner, 7p live auction
@ Pokegama Golf Course; $450 5-person team,
$90 individual, $15 dinner only; info:
grhockeygolfclassic.webs.com |
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27 - 29 |
56th Annual
North Star Stampede @ Effie. Fri: 5p, Sat &
Sun: 2p. International trick rider all
three days. $10 adults, $5 children. |
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28th Annual
Northern Cruisers Car Show, 7a-4p @ IRA
Civic Center. Cost $1
(Click here for the Car Show Video)
A shuttle bus runs between the two cars
events and they are within walking distance
to each other. |
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28 - 29 |
41st Annual
Northern MN Itasca Vintage Car Club Show &
Swap Meet. Sat: 7a-6p, Sun: 7a-4p @
Itasca County Fairgrounds. Large swap meet and flea
market both days. Saturday only craft show.
Sunday only Car Show.
(Click here for the Car Show Video)
Parking $5/car, $2/motorcycle. |
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August 2012 |
Monday
Wednesdays
Saturdays |
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market, @ downtown Grand Rapids.
Mondays 3-7p, Wednesdays &
Saturdays 8a-1p from May into October.
Locally grown and produced vegetables,
herbs, foods, baked goods, flowers, meats & more. |
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Tuesdays |
Indies on
Tuesdays, 7:30p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
No charge; free-will donation accepted.
Screenings of award winning independent and
foreign films. |
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Thursdays |
Old Car Cruise
Night every Thursday. Members of the
local car club cruise the streets and meet
for treats at the Dairy Queen. A great
informal gathering of classic, vintage, and
muscle cars. |
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Thursdays |
Stockcar Races,
7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County
Fairgrounds. Pits open at 4p. |
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Fridays |
Farmer's Market,
9a-1p @ Northview Bank parking lot, Deer
River |
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1 - 31 |
MacRostie Art
Center Monthly Exhibit. 19th annual Juried
Art Exhibition. Free & open to the public.
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1-2 |
Star of the
North Lions Club Jr Tournament, 8/10:
10:30a-12p; 8/11: 7:30 tee times @ Pokegama
Golf Course; info: 218.326.3444 |
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2 |
Boosh, Live
Acoustic Music, 6-10p @ patio, 17th Street
Grill/Timberlake Lodge; event held indoors
in case of rain; info: 218.326.2600 |
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3 |
36th Annual
Bigfork Valley Hospital Auxiliary Arts &
Crafts Fair, 10a-4p @ Bigfork School. |
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3 |
First Fridays,
4-8p @ MacRostie Art Center, Whispering
Woods Gallery, Brewed Awakenings, Frame Up,
Stained Glass With Class, Something
Original, Checkered Past, Wings 'N Willows,
ABC's of Quilting, Itasca Co Historical
Society, Yarnworks |
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3 - 19 |
2012 Quilt
Minnesota Shop Hop @ ABC's of Quilting and
82 quilt shops in MN; info:
www.quiltminnesota.com |
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3 - 5 |
24th
Annual White Oak Rendezvous, Deer
River. Fri: 10a-7p, Sat: 10a-7p, Sun:
10a-4p. Enjoy live music, food booths,
story telling, traders selling their wares,
family camps of the era, demonstrations in
black powder shooting, primitive archers,
and Ojibwa Village, and replica of the 1798
Northwest Co Fur Post with living history
interpreters. Special classes held at
several locations throughout the site
including: Hawk Range classes, blacksmith
shop, fur post cook, Lewis & Clark
Expedition, NW Company Store, Bourgeois
Quarters, Bread Oven and Voyageur Camp.
$6 adults, children under age
5 free, family pass $20.
(Click here to see the White Oak Video.)
Entertainment
Schedule: |
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Great River
Energy-Mesabi Trail Bike Tour, ride from
Itasca County Fairgrounds to Virginia;
t-shirt, 2-day Mesabi Trail Wheel pass,
transportation for riders; $40 individual,
$80 couple/family; info: 877.637.2241 |
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31st Annual
Tall Timber Days
(free)
Weekend festival of Lumberjack shows, craft
and food vendors, live entertainment, beer
garden, children's activities all in
downtown Grand Rapids.
Friday: 8p Street dance & beer
garden
Saturday: 9a Food booths,
education tent, arts & crafts vendors,
bounce house and slide, chainsaw carvers,
bingo tent all open, 10a entertainers begin,
11a/3p/5p Scheer's Lumberjack Shows, 11a
beer garden opens, 6p amateur talent show,
8p street dance with The Castaways band.
Sunday: 9a Sky Pilot Sunday
service, food vendors, arts & craft vendors,
chainsaw carvers, bingo, 10a entertainment
begins, noon beer garden, noon pet parade,
noon Scheer's Lumberjack Show, 12:30p
pre-parade, 1p Grand Parade, following
parade: turtle races, 3p Scheer's Lumberjack
Show.
(Click to view a short Tall Timber Days
video) |
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Nashwauk
community-wide garage sales. |
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4 - 5 |
11th Annual
Round Robin Canoe Race, Sat 9a-4p, Sun 8:30a
to conclusion @ Crystal Lake. |
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Northern MN Mud
Run/5K, 9a-noon @ GrRpds Sports Complex;
10-15 mud obstacles; sponsored by GrRpds
Hockey Assn; $200/team, $60/individual;
info: 218.326.2500 |
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Roller Derby:
Iron Range Maidens vs. Grand FORX Sugar
Beaters @ Hodgkins-Berardo Arena/Coleraine |
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Annual Deer
River Bar-B-Que & Brew Fest, 3-9p @ White
Oak Learning Center/Deer River; variety of
beer samplings, great bbq from vendors
competing for top honors; music; $10 general
admission includes bbq & brew sampling;
info: 218.246.9572 |
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Bigfork Valley
Kid's Challenge. Learn sport skills and
compete; for kids 5-12. NFL Punt, Pass &
Kick venue. |
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Piano Bar
w/Northern Lights Trio @ Edge Center for the
Arts/Bigfork; info: 218.743.6670 |
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11 - 12 |
27th Annual Threshing & Antique Show,
9a @ Blackberry farm club grounds. $5 at the
gate. Displays, activities, steam
engines, gas engines, antiques, tractors,
sawmill, threshing, farm tools,
blacksmithing, shingle mill, quilt raffle,
flea market and more.
(Click here to see the Video) |
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Kosak Memorial
Golf Tournament, 1p shotgun start @ Pokegama
Golf Course; info: 218.326.3444 |
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Community Family
Picnic, 5-7p @ YMCA; bring dessert to share;
free & open to the public; info:
218.327.8818 |
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15 |
Greenway Class
of '48 Renuion @ Eagle Ridge Golf Course;
luncheon |
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15-19 |
119th Itasca
County Fair @ Itasca County Fairgrounds.
Admission, $3 per person at the gate, or by
the carload when you park for $7 per
car.
Wednesday: 1p flower & fine
art judging, noon opening flag ceremony,
noon midway opens, 2p pet show, 2-5p Mounted
Shooters demonstration, 7p stock car races.
Thursday: 9a 4-H horse show,
10a buildings open, 10a kid's coin scramble,
11a Squeak the Clown, noon midway opens,
noon-5p $20 armbands for rides, 2p pedal
tractor pull, 7p stock car races.
Friday: 9a horse show, 9a dairy show, 10a
buildings open, 11a music, noon senior
citizen lunch & awards, noon midway opens,
2:30-5p Norm Barnhart comedy & magic, 5-7p
Farm Olympics, 7-10p Bob & the Beach
Combers, 7p Enduro car races.
Saturday: 9a horse show, 10a
buildings open, noon midway opens, noon-5p
$20 armband, 2:30-5p Farmer Norm, 5p 4-H
Chicken BBQ contest, 7p demolition derby
with fireworks display to follow.
Sunday: noon Saddle Club
play day, noon midway opens, 1p 4-H supreme
showmanship competition, 1-5p Karaoke, 1-3p
Marina Whight - harpist, 3-8p final fling
$20 armband. |
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17-19 |
Grand Slam Amateur Golf Tournament
@ Pokegama, Eagle Ridge, &
Sugarbrooke golf courses. |
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"Wild Edibles",
noon-3p @ Forest History Center;
identification of edible northern MN native
plants, where to find them, responsibly
harvest them, prepare them for cooking;
includes nature walk; $9 adults, $7 srs &
military, $6 children, free children 5 &
under; info: 218.327.4482 |
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19 & 20 |
BOW Mom &
Daughter Firearm Safety Clinic, 9a-5p @
Itasca Gun Club; get certified in DNR
Firearms Safety program; children must be 11
or older, $15; info: 218.999.7949 |
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Grandmothers
Tournament, 9a shotgun start @ Pokegama Golf
Course; info: 218.326.3444 |
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Boosh, Live
Acoustic Music, 6-10p @ patio, 17th Street
Grill/Timberlake Lodge; event held indoors
in case of rain; info: 218.326.2600 |
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25 |
Construction
Cruise Motorcycle Ride, 11a @ Itasca County
Habitat for Humanity Restore parking lot.
150 mile ride. $10 per person, $10 t-shirts. |
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"Real Horse
Power" 11a-4p @ Forest History Center; event
features versatility of the horse as a
motive of power and the skills of the
teamsters, blacksmith & barn boss in logging
operation; $9 adults, $7 srs & military, $6
children, free children 5 & under; info:
218.324.4482 |
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John Perkins @
Edge Center for the Arts/Bigfork; local
songwriter & performer; info: 218.743.6670 |
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TBD |
White Oak
Tractor Club Show @ White Oak Society
grounds, Deer River. Antique tractors &
equipment on display. Pancake breakfast each
day 7a-11a, parade both days at 1:00p. Food
vendors, flea market (no charge for
vendors), farmer's market, horse-drawn
wagon rides, music by Country Legends band. |
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September 2012 |
Mondays
Wednesdays
Saturdays |
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market, @ downtown Grand Rapids.
Mondays 3-7p, Wednesdays &
Saturdays 8a-1p from May into October.
Locally grown and produced vegetables,
herbs, foods, baked goods, flowers, meats & more. |
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Fridays |
Farmer's Market,
9a-1p @ Northview Bank parking lot, Deer
River |
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1 - 30 |
Monthly
exhibits @ the MacRostie Art Center.
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Bear Hunting
Opener & Mourning Dove Season Opener.
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7 |
Log-A-Load for
Kids Tournament @ Pokegama Golf Course; 8a
registration, 9a shotgun start; hole-in-one
prizes; |
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First Fridays,
4-8p @ MacRostie Art Center, Whispering
Woods Gallery, Brewed Awakenings, Frame Up,
Stained Glass With Class, Something
Original, Checkered Past, Wings 'N Willows,
ABC's of Quilting, Itasca Co Historical
Society, Yarnworks |
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6th Annual
Bigfork Valley Challenge. 1/2 marathon, 4.5
mile run, and 3 mile walk. |
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9 |
Pretenders &
Friends @ Edge Center for the Arts/Bigfork;
50's & 60's rock n roll |
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15 |
10th Annual
Goods From the Woods @ IRA Civic
Center. Marketplace of fine arts,
crafts and other items made from materials
harvested from the woodlands. Saturday only: 9a-6p |
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15 |
Archery Season
Deer Hunting Opener, Sharptail Grouse, and
General Small Game Opener |
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15 - 16 |
Bargains are
Great on Highway 38; 47 miles of garage
sales from Grand Rapids to Effie along the
Edge of the Wilderness National Scenic Byway.
(Click here for the Byway Video.) |
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Art Red Horse &
Nico @ Edge Center for the Arts/Bigfork;
Native American grass dance & Native flute |
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22 - 23 |
Take-a-Kid
Hunting Weekend |
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Thunder in the
Pines Stock Car Race/Heats & Dashes, 7p @
Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County
Fairgrounds. $11 adults, $9 seniors,
students 13-17 and military. Kids under 12
free with paid adult. |
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30 |
Thunder in the
Pines Stock Car Race/Semi Features &
Features, 7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca
County Fairgrounds. $11 adults, $9 seniors,
students 13-17 and military. Kids under 12
free with paid adult. |
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TBD |
Showcase of
Homes Fall Tour, 11a - 5p. Northern MN Builder's
Association. Free admission. |
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