Area Events Calendar 2011

May

                   Farmers Market Wednesdays and Saturdays 10-2 pm

                   Local Food & Craft Market Wed. & Sat. 10-4 pm

                   Hubbard County Historical Museum open   

                   North Country Museum of Arts open

28                Evergreen Fun Park Opens

29                Bass Fishing Season Opens

30                Memorial Day

June

                   Dorset's Mayoral Race All Summer

1                  St. Joseph's Hospice & Scholarship Fund Golf Event

3-5               Huntersville Endure Race

4                  Walt Winskowski Memorial Fishing Tournament

4                  Muskie Fishing Season Opens

4-12             Chamber Lodging Spring Golf Week

4 & 11           Sample our Stuff at Carter's Red Wagon Market

4                  34th Annual Women Anglers Fundraiser Fishing Contest

10                Living at Home Rib Dinner, American Legion, PR

10-12           Take a Kid Fishing Weekend

11                First Annual 50's & 60's Festival

11                Headwaters Animal Shelter Tails

11-12           Two Man Bestball Scramble, Headwaters

13-16           Day Camp at Toad Mountain Ranch

16                Arts Downtown Park Rapids

17                17th Annual Hubbard County Relay for Life, PR

17-18           Sidewalk Sales, Downtown Park Rapids

18                Gene Cirks Memorial Scholarship Fishing Tournament

23-26           Minnesota Folklore Theater Presents

                             Paul Bunyan the Musical

24                Festival of Authors & Artists, Dorset

24-25           PR Summer Splash Crafts, Treasures & Beyond Show

24-26           62nd Annual Paul Bunyan Days, Akeley

26                St. Peters Apostle Catholic Church Annual Fundraiser

July

                   Farmers Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

                   Local Food & Craft Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

1-3               32nd Annual PBR Challenger Tour Bull Ride

4                  Firecracker Foot Race

4                  Fourth of July Parade, Concert and Fireworks

6,13,20,27     Mantrap Valley Conservation Club Bingo Nights

6-10             Shell Prairie Ag/Hubbard County Fair

8                  All Veterans Memorial Fish Fry, PR

8-10             Menahga Midsummer Festival

9                  30th Annual Saint Urho Run

10                Pig races, Nevis

14                Jaspers Theatre Opens for 7th season Thurs & Sat.

14-16           Moondance Jam, Walker

15                St. Joseph's Hospice Annual Chicken Dinner

16                16th Annual Butterfly Walk, Itasca State Park

21-22           Park Rapids Area Library Book Sale

22-23           60th Annual Muskie Days Festival, Nevis

28-29           Crazy Days, Downtown Park Rapids

28-29           BROWN BAG SALE Bearly Used Thrift Store

29-31           Blueberry Festival, Lake George

30-31           Northern Light Opera Company's "The Music Man"

31                Minnesota Quilt Shop Hop

August

                   Farmers Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

                   Local Food & Craft Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

1-14             Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop

4-6               Northern Light Opera Company's "The Music Man"

5-7               6th Annual Family Music Event, Lake Itasca

6                  Community Wide Garage Sale, Nevis

7                  Taste of Dorset

7-8               Field Days, PR Antique Tractor  Engine Club

12-13           Legends and Logging Days, PR

12-13           Northern Knights Run to the Rapids

12-17           Pine Point Powwow, Ponsford

13                St. Joseph's Hospice Chili Contest, PR

13                Northwoods Triatholon, Nevis

15                Fish Hook Challenge Half Marathon, PR

18-20           Wolf Lake Harvest Festival

19-20           Sidewalk Sales, Downtown Park Rapids

20                Festival of Tables Fundraiser

20                Mantrap Valley Conservation Club Community Supper

20-21           Youth Music and Arts Showcase

20-22           35th Annual Lake Itasca Reg. Pioneer Farmers Show

20-21           Art Fair at the Winery, Forestridge Winery

25                Rotary Golf Benefit Headwaters Country Club

26-27           7th Annual Uffda Days, Nevis

27                4th Annual North Country Hiking Fest

27-28           Headwaters R/C Flying Club Annual Fun Fly

September

                   Farmers Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

                   Local Food & Craft Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

1                  Bear Hunting season opens

10                Jaspers Fall Concert Series

10                Fall Classic Fishing Tournament

10-18           Chamber Lodging Fall Golf Week

11                Dorset's City Wide Garage Sale

16-17            3rd Annual Hay Days, Akeley

17                Archery Deer Hunting Season Opens

18                Three Person Scramble, Headwater Country Club

24                Fall Slam Fishing Tournament

24                Headwaters One Hundred Bikes Ride

24                Pumpkin Party, Carter's Red Wagon

24-25           Art Leap 2011

24-25           Take a Kid Hunting Weekend

30                Stream Trout Fishing Closes

October

                   Carter's Red Wagon Market, Every Sat. in Oct.

                   Farmers Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

                   Local Food & Craft Market Wednesdays and Saturdays

1                  Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Fall Festival

1                  Waterfowl Season Opens

13                Park Rapids Friends of the Library Book Sale

13-16 & 21-23 

                   Minnesota Folklore Theatre Presents Children's Theatre

20                Arts Downtown Park Rapids, evenings

28-31           Rifle Sight in at the Osage Sportsman's Club

31                Trick or Treat Downtown Park Rapids

November

1                  Jingle Bells Kick Off

5                  Firearms Deer Hunting Opens

11-12           Park Rapids Crafts, Treasures, and Beyond Show

19                St. Peters Apostle Catholic Church Fall Bazaar

25                St. Joseph's Hospice Light Up a Life Tree Lighting

25                Yuletide Sampler Downtown PR

26                Deer Muzzleloader Season Opens

December

18-11           Minnesota Folklore Theater presents White Christmas

3                  Christmas Celebration, Nevis

9                  Park Rapids Classic Chorale Concert

10                Santa Day in Menahga

15                Jingle Bells Drawing & Gala Celebration

25                Merry Christmas!