Hunting
Widow’s
Craft
Sale:
It’s a
Big
Deal!
-
November
2007
For more
than 20
years,
the
opening
of deer
hunting
season
has
meant a
profusion
of
blaze-orange
clothing
– and
the
largest
craft
sale
event of
the
year.
This
year, on
Saturday,
November
3rd,
over 100
crafters
will set
up
booths
as
shoppers
converge
on Grand
Rapids
for a
town-wide
craft
sale and
ladies’
weekend.
In
addition
to area
wide
craft
sales
and
church
bazaars,
specialty
retailers
will be
holding
their
holiday
open
houses
with
special
sampling,
drawings,
and
bargains.
The Reif
Performing
Arts
Center
will
again
host
their
annual
Bambi on
the Hood
VII:
Southern
Fried
Chicks
– a
comedy
performance
with
ladies
in mind.
Special
Hot
Lodging
Hotel
Packages
are
available
and a
complete
list of
craft
sale
locations
is
listed
on our
calendar
of
events.
Itasca
County
Snowmobile
Maps Now
Available
Plan
ahead
this
winter
by
getting
your
lodging
reservations
in now
for the
upcoming
 snowmobile
season.
The
Itasca
County
Snowmobile
Trail
Maps
are
available
as a pdf
download,
or you
can
request
a map by
mail
through
our
website.
We are
looking
forward
to a
snowy
year and
fun on
the new
trails,
including
the new
Deer
River to
Grand
Rapids
trail.
If you
do not
have a
snowmobile
but have
always
wanted
to try
this fun
winter
sport,
newer
sleds
are
available
for rent
in Grand
Rapids
and they
can be
delivered
to your
hotel or
resort.
Be sure
to check
our
website
all
winter
long for
updated
snow
conditions
and
trail
grooming
reports!
New
Waterpark
Hotel
Breaks
Ground
in Grand
Rapids
The new
Timberlake
Lodge
Hotel,
Event
Center
and
Grand
Splash
Waterpark
is under
construction
and is
scheduled
to open
in May
of 2008
in Grand
Rapids.
The ne w
84 room
hotel
will
feature
an event
center
with
in-house
catering
&
lounge,
upscale
rooms
and
suites,
and an
expanded
pool
area
with 94
foot
indoor-outdoor
tube
slide,
children’s
slide,
and pool
party
rooms to
serve
groups.
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