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Highway 75 King of Trails T o Winnipeg

Hallock

Kennedy

Stephen Argyle 59 Warren Region 1 53 Oslo Thief Grand River East Falls Forks, Grand ND Forks Crookston

Climax 71 2 Shelly Bemidji Halstad Hibbing 169 Hendrum Ada 59 Region 2 Georgetown 2

10 Fargo, ND Moorhead Duluth 169

Wolverton 35

10 Wahpeton, ND Breckenridge Region 3

Alexandria 71 Wheaton Milaca 94 Graceville Sisseton, SD St. Cloud Clinton Peever, SD 59 Big Stone Ortonville City, SD

Bellingham 12 Willmar Madison Minneapolis Dawson St. Paul Gary, SD 59 Region 4

Canby 71 169 35 61 Hendricks Ivanhoe 52 Lake Benton 14 63 Mankato 1 4 Rochester Pipestone 1 4 59 Region 5 218 90 T o Sioux Falls, SD Luverne 90

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Welcome to the King of Trails/ Region 1...... 12-15 Membership Information...... 4-5 Region 2...... 16-19 Highway 75 King of Trails Market Day...... 6 Region 3...... 20-23 Itineraries...... 7 Agriculture...... 8 Region 4...... 24-27 Things you didn’t know Region 5...... 28-33 about the King of Trails!...... 9 Recreation Grid...... 10 See Us On The Trail...... 11 Published by: Northstar Visitor Guides, Inc. County Website Information...... 11 Sauk Rapids Industrial Park P.O. Box 1734, St. Cloud, MN 56302 Highway 75 Coalition Executive Committee 320-252-8871 • FAX 320-252-0264 [email protected] www.northstarvg.com President/sales: Gary Webber Editor & Publisher: Pat Webber Art Direction & Production: Tracy Zwilling & Cathy Hennen Proof Tracking: Penny Goetz Cover Photo: Northstar Visitor Guides, Inc. Originally, Highway 75 was a Native American trail route used for Pipestone shelter, food gathering, and trade. Pioneers followed this route, marketing farm produce and delivering mail. As the automobile was developed, the trail improved, and in 1917 the road extending from Winnipeg, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico was designated “The King of Trails.” In 1918, communities along “The King of Trails” formed the KT Association and, by 1925, travelers from all over the country began exploring the “King of Trails” in their cars. The U.S. Government began numbering highways in 1926, and the KT became US 75. Throughout the years, Highway 75 has undergone major reconstruction and some rerouting for safer and speedier travel. Come join us! In 2001, the Legislature designated Highway 75 as “The Historic King of Trails.” Later in 2004, “The King of For information on accommodations and camping please Trails” was designated as the newest and longest of the 22 refer to the Highway 75 website and links to cities at: Minnesota State Scenic Byways. Today travelers can still enjoy www.highway75.com. For more information on Minnesota peaceful vistas, fascinating historical sites, quaint towns, colorful county fairs go to www.mfcf.com festivals, and warm hospitality along the lakes, rivers and trails of remarkable Highway 75.

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Lake Benton Lake Agassiz Much of the Red River Valley, through which part of Highway 75 runs, is the ancient lake bed of the once-huge Lake Agassiz. Its shoreline was once roamed by wooly mammoths and nomadic bands of humans. The lake was formed by a retreating glacier about 11,500 years ago, then disappeared approximately 9,500 years ago when the glacier retreated. In its path it left rich soil, which currently provides abundant crops and stands of spruce, deciduous trees and sagebrush. In parts of Walsh and Grand Forks counties, irregular depressions up to a mile wide and 15 feet deep can be seen. These are spring pits where salty water from buried sandstone seep to the surface and slowly wash away surface sediment. The general area of the vast ancient lake runs approximately from the Canadian border south to Sisseton, with Highway 210 as its easternmost boundary. Native American History Along the Trail Although several different Native American tribes hunted, fished, gathered and traded along the corridor that is now Highway 75 “King of Trails”, these early peoples were united in their respect for the Earth and an understanding of human kind’s place in the tall grass prairies. Their proud heritage has contributed to the region’s history and culture. These days, several pow wows are held in cities and towns along the Trail and you’ll find interesting points of interest in all five regions. Don’t miss the quarries and sacred sites in Pipestone. Be sure to visit the bison herds at Blue Mounds State Park near Luverne; historic Wahpeton Forts Abercrombie and Sisseton where important battles were fought; the rock formations west of Gary, SD, an ancient Indian “compass;” the city of Breckenridge which was the dividing point between Ojibwe and Dakota tribes; and The Forks and Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg, which showcases the culture of the aboriginal people. We’re now a 501 C3 organization and looking for members! Join the International Highway 75 “King of Trails” Coalition, Inc. Family/Individual Membership $20 Chamber, City & County Memberships also available. www.highway75.com (link to membership) or call the Pipestone Chamber of Commerce at 507-825-3316.

Dawson Manitoba

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The Highway 75 Market Day is a coordinated event held annually the 2nd Saturday in September. It is hosted by a number of communities up and down Historic Highway 75 in Western Minnesota, where community vendors openly market their goods at select locations. Shoppers are invited to move from town to town taking in all the market has to offer as well as experiencing the communities and the sights of Highway 75. 414 miles on Highway 75. 8 a.m.-closing. Sepember 12, 2009 and September 11, 2010. Market Locations: Visit www.highway75.com for the participating communities this year.

All photos on this page by Rich Murphy.

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Luverne

Blue Mound State Park Manitoba

Strange Discoveries Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Aboriginal Center (Winnipeg); UFO car at Marshall County Museum (Warren); Section 4 Section 5 World’s largest oxcart (Crookston); Bison scratching rock (Pankratz Memo- rial Prairie near Crookston); Viking stone (Ortonville); Lou T. Fisk monument (Madison); Largest salt water lake between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great A Spiritual Journey Salt Lake (Marietta); Cattle drive in October (Canby); Prehistoric shark’s tooth and Old St. Boniface (Winnipeg’s French Quarter); Gentilly Catholic Church; Old fossils at Big Stone County Museum (Ortonville); Gnome statues throughout town Gothic Cathedral (Crookston); Hopperstand Stave Church (Moorhead’s Hjemkomst (Dawson); “The Three Maidens” sacred Native American site (Pipestone). Center); Victorian Gothic Zion Church (Shelly), Mount Saint Benedict; Holy Rosary Catholic Church (Graceville); Prairie Rose Chapel (Wahpeton); Hutterite Colony Nature’s Finest Farm (Graceville); Stiklestad Norwegian Lutheran Church (rural Doran); Lac qui Fishing and canoeing on the Tamarac River (Stephen); Boat tours (Winnipeg); Parle Mission (rural Watson); Sacred Native American site at National Monu- 32-mile gravel Agassiz Trail (connects Twin Valley and Gary with Fertile & Ulen); ment (Pipestone); Little Feather Interpretive Center (Pipestone); Keepers of the Fishing for catfish on the Red River (Halstad); Glacier Ridge Nature Conservancy Sacred Tradition of Pipekeepers (Pipestone). & Rydell Wildlife Refuge (Crookston) June Shaver Butterfly Garden (Crookston); Red River of the North Canoe Trail (Breckenridge/ Wahpeton); Kidder Recreation Fun, Fun and More Fun Area (Breckenridge/Wahpeton); Birding, trails and auto drive at Big Stone State Waterparks (Winnipeg); Auto racing (Hallock); Sky Vu Drive-In Theater (Warren); Park and National Wildlife Refuge (Ortonville); Lac qui Parle Refuge (Belling- Mt. St. Benedict x-country ski trails (Crookston); Voyageur’s View Tubing (near ham); Water recreation on Lake Benton (Lake Benton); Casey Jones Recreational Red Lake Falls); Movies at old Grand Theatre (Crookston); Old-fashioned ice Trail (Pipestone); Waterfalls and trails at Pipestone National Monument (Pip- cream at Widmann’s Candy Shop (Crookston); Red River Zoo (Fargo); Carousel estone); Blue Mounds State Park (Luverne). rides (Wahpeton); Historic Wilkin Eatery (Breckenridge); Historic Victoria’s Restaurant (Wolverton); Homemade pies at Crandell’s Restaurant (Wheaton); Culture and Education Chahinkapa Zoo (Breckenridge/Wahpeton); Historic Eahtonka 52-passenger boat Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg); University of North Dakota Aerospace aviation tours (Ortonville); NASCAR race track (Madison); “Little Europe” ethnic village complex; Historic Empire Arts Center (Fargo); Plains Art Museum (Fargo); Blues (Ivanhoe); Buffalo herd at Blue Mounds State Park (Luverne); Frontier fort and gift Festival (Fargo); September Meander Art Crawl (Ortonville, Madison, Dawson, shop (Pipestone); Verne Drive-In Theater (Luverne); Prairie Heights bison ranch Canby); Studio of famous author Robert Bly (Madison); Extensive bird collection (Luverne); Go Kart & Motorcycle Racing (Pipestone). at Big Stone County Museum (Ortonville); Midwest Center for Wind Energy (Hen- dricks); Buffalo Ridge with more than 1000 250-ft. wind turbines (Lake Benton); Discovering the Past Heritage & Windpower Learning Center (Lake Benton); Pipestone Performing Heritage Village at North Dakota Museum of Art (Grand Forks); The Forks Arts Center (Pipestone); Brandenburg Art Gallery (Luverne); Wind Turbine Farms National Historic Site (Winnipeg); Old Home Town Museum (Stephen); Settlers (Pipestone). Square Museum (Warren); Bonanzaville USA pioneer village (Fargo); Norman Co. Historical Log Museum (Ada); Red River History Museum (Shelly); Polk County Post-Secondary Education Historical Museum (Crookston); Clay County Museum; Kjemkomst Norwegian University of Winnipeg (Winnipeg); University of Manitoba ( Winnipeg); Univer- Center Viking Ship (Moorhead); Restored historic theater (Fargo); Quincy historic sity of North Dakota (Grand Forks); University of Mary (Grand Forks); Embry- cemetery (Hendrum); Rosemeade pottery at Richland County Historical Museum Riddle (Grand Forks); Lake Region State College (Grand Forks); Northland College (Wahpeton); Riverside Cemetery (rural Breckenridge); Bagg Bonanza Farm (Thief River Falls); Northland College (East Grand Forks); University of Minnesota (Mooreton); Canby Depot Museum (Canby), Lund-Hoel House Museum (Canby); Crookston (Crookston); North Dakota State University (Fargo); University of Historic railroad bridges (Gary, SD); Historic Opera House (Lake Benton); Historic Minnesota Moorhead (Moorhead); Minnesota State & Community Technical downtown with 20 Sioux Quartzite buildings on the National Register (Pip- College (Moorhead); Concordia College (Moorhead); University of Mary (Fargo); estone); Pipestone County Museum (Pipestone); Hinkly House (Luverne); Rassmussen College (Fargo); North Dakota State College of Science (Wahpeton); Civil War Days (Pipestone). Minnesota West (Canby); Minnesota West (Pipestone).

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Ethanol is an alcohol-based alternative fuel produced by fermenting and Wind Power distilling starch crops that have been converted into simple sugars. Along the Rising majestically up into the sky Highway 75 corridor, corn is the crop most often used for ethanol production. along the southern stretch of the Ethanol increases octane and improves the emissions quality of gasoline. “King of Trails” Highway 75 cor- Today, there is a good market outlook for ethanol, as it is often combined with gasoline to create E85, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, which ridor are over 1,000 turbines. These qualifies as an alternative fuel under the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Most major sit along a moraine called Buffalo auto manufacturers now offer flexible fuel vehicles (called FFVs) that can run Ridge, a pile of sediment (silt, sand, on E85, and in the U.S, approximately 2 billion gallons of ethanol are added to gravel, and boulders), which were gasoline each year, with that number growing. In the future, ethanol may be left at the edge of an ancient glacier. used as a fuel to produce hydrogen for fuel cell vehicle applications. In 1994, the Minnesota State leg- Ethanol islature ordered 425 megawatts of wind power and 125 megawatts of bio-based energy as down payment ConfinementA griculture As you drive through the region, you might ask, “Where are all the animals?” Just on a detailed nuclear phase-out look for the large barns! These days, cattle, hogs, and poultry are often confined to plan. Wind developers from around climate-controlled, disease-resistant buildings! the world flocked to Southwestern Minnesota, hoping to cash in on the new energy mandates, and today, Bio-Diesel not only are wind turbines in this region producing thousand of mega- Fuels watts of electricity, but international A fuel of the future, the concept of developers have built local manufac- biofuels is surprisingly old. Rudolf turing plants to provide component During spring planting Diesel, whose invention now bears parts used in area and world-wide and harvest season his name, had envisioned vegetable (late summer and early fall), oil as a fuel source for his engine wind production. be sure to watch for these as far back as the early 1900s. In Earlier turbines, erected in the orange signs posted on the back 1992, the Energy Policy Act was mid-1900s, reached 125 feet of slow moving (and often wide!) passed here in the U.S., which agricultural vehicles. Your safety is aimed at reducing our dependency in the air (with blades ap- important to us as you travel along proximately 40 feet long) and on foreign oil and opened the our rich, agricultural route! door for cleaner-burning fuels and produced enough electricity set standards for fuel additives. As for 125 average homes. Second soybeans are currently the primary generation turbines are 168 feet tall source of biodiesel fuel, the Highway ( with 76 foot blades and a weight 75 region has become one of the of 124,000 pounds each) and are Wind Power nation’s biggest suppliers of this able to produce enough electricity Education important crop. for 250 homes. The latest turbine Biodiesel has several key advantages: For a fascinating look at this designs can produce electricity for it is environmentally friendly; it rapidly growing energy source, 500 homes, with 400 foot tall tur- helps to lubricate the engine itself, be sure to visit The Heritage and decreasing engine wear; it can be bines and blades from 100-141 feet Windpower Learning Center used in almost any diesel with little or long. Recent energy mandates will (507-368-4480) in Lake Benton. no engine modification; it has fewer require production of enough wind Tours are available to the wind emissions than standard diesel; it is energy to power about 100,000 biodegradable; and it is a renewable turbine sites by appointment only. homes by the year 2015. source of energy. Currently, the greatest drawbacks to using biodiesel are the cost of production and availability, but the industry is working Look for these crops while hard to address these issues in the traveling on Highway 75... near future.

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Highway 75 Things you didn’t know about the King of Trails!

The historic Bagg Bonanza Farm (huge corporate- owned farms) has been restored at Mooreton, North Dakota (15-20 miles off Highway 75).

At the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg there’s a Lake Benton full-sized replica of the 17th century ship, the Nonsuch, whose voyage in 1668 led to the formation of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Winnipeg’s French Quarter is the largest French- speaking population west of the Great Lakes.

The Indian history of Kittson Co. (Hallock, Kennedy, St. Vincent) goes back to 6500 B.C.

Earliest settlers in Argyle were French Canadians.

The early, early King of Trails was an Indian fur-trading trail.

Moose can be sighted at several northwestern wildlife refuges.

The soil in the Red River Valley is some of the richest in the world.

Crookston has one of the best concentrations of late 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings along Highway 75.

The Pembina Trail, which was for oxcarts hauling furs from Pembina to St. Paul, Crookston Luverne once crossed the Red River Valley.

Halstad is the birthplace and childhood home of band leader Skitch Henderson.

Crookston was once the childhood home of movie stars Olivia de Haviland and Joan Fontaine.

The city of Breckenridge is the headwaters of the Red River of the North which flows 550 miles north, making it the longest north flowing river in North America.

FEMCO Farms in Wilkin Co. near Breckenridge, is where diversified farming began in the U.S.

In 1917, the trail from Winnipeg to the Gulf of Mexico was considered the ultimate in trails and was named the King of Trails. It was hailed as the best-marked road in the U.S. at the same time.

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Parks & Recreation Information Birding Camping Fishing Golf Hunting Nearby Lakes-Rivers Nat’l Park/Monument/Refuge Park Regional/Provincial State Park Information Tourist hike) horse, (bike, Trails Wildlife Sports Winter Trails Snowmobile

Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada • • • • • • • • • • • Emerson, Manitoba Canada • • • • • • • • • Hallock, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • Kennedy, Minnesota • • • • • Stephen , Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • • • Argyle , Minnesota

REGION 1 • • • • • • • • • • • Warren , Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • Oslo , Minnesota • • • • • • • • • Grand Forks , North Dakota • • • • • • • • • • • • Red Lake Falls, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • • • Crookston, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • • • • Climax, Minnesota • • • • • • • • Nielsville, Minnesota • • Shelly, Minnesota • • Halstad, Minnesota • • • • •

REGION 2 Hendrum, Minnesota • • • Georgetown, Minnesota • • • • • • • Moorhead, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • Fargo, North Dakota • • • • • • • • Wolverton, Minnesota • • • • • Breckenridge, MN/Wahpeton ND • • • • • • • • • • • Wheaton, Minnesota • • • • • • • • REGION 3 Graceville, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • Clinton, Minnesota • • • • • • Ortonville, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Madison, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • Dawson, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • Canby, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • • •

REGION 4 Gary, • • • • • • • • • • • • • Porter, Minnesota • • • • Ivanhoe, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • Hendricks, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • • Lake Benton, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • Pipestone, Minnesota • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Don’t miss the If you like sweets, fabulous pies at you’ll love the Lange’s Cafe in offerings at Widman’s Pipestone. Jane in downtown and Michael Crookston. Owner Stern, authors George Widman III and contributing has been working in writers to Gourmet the candy business magazine, have for many years, raved about the often shipping his cafe’s baked goods delicious confections for years! Owner to fans all over the Steve Lange wll U.S. Don’t miss the be happy to serve chocolate-covered you one of the potato chips—they’re scrumptious house Widman’s specialty! favorites, like Sour Cream Raisen or Strawberry Pie.

Stop and ask volunteer Norman Shelstad for a tour of the Big Stone Co. Museum in Ortonville. A retired teacher, who once taught in a one-room school, Norman takes great pride in sharing the history of Big Stone County—and he’ll even ring the old school bell for you!

Renfro Variety, on Main Street in downtown Luverne, is filled with County Website Information treasures of every Rock County • www.co.rock.mn.us style, price and Pipestone County • www.pipestone-county.org origin. Delightful Lincoln County • www.mncounties3.org/lincoln/ shop owner, Yellow Medicine • www.rootsweb.com/~mnyellow Margaret Vegge, Lac qui Parle County • www.rootsweb.com/~mnlacqui/index.htm recently celebrated Big Stone County • www.bigstonecounty.org her 93rd birthday Traverse County • www.rootsweb.com/~mntraver/index.htm and continues to Wilkin County • www.co.wilkin.mn.us work circles around Clay County • www.co.clay.mn.us everybody else—six Norman County • www.co.norman.mn.us days a week! Polk County • www.co.polk.mn.us Kittson County • www.co.kittson.mn.us/highway.htm

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Including the cities of Winnipeg-Canada, Hallock, Kennedy, Stephen, Argyle, Region 1 Warren, Oslo, Grand Forks-North Dakota and Red Lake Falls. Winnipeg, Oslo, MN To Winnipeg Manitoba, CANada City of Oslo Destination Winnipeg PO Box 187, Oslo, MN 56744 259 Portage Ave., 218-695-3841 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2A9 Look for...War Relic Museum, Red River boat 204-943-1970 • 1-800-665-0204 landing with campground. Hallock www.destinationwinnipeg.ca Look for...The Forks National Historic Site, East Grand Forks, MN Kennedy Old Saint-Boniface French Quarter, Historic Ex- & Grand Forks, ND change District, Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg Grand Forks CVB Art Gallery, Assiniboine Park, Imax Theatre, 4251 Gateway Dr., Children’s Museum. Grand Forks, ND 58203 Stephen 1-800-866-4566 Emerson, www.grandforkscvb.org Argyle Look for...Heritage Village at North Dakota 59 Manitoba, Canada Administrator, Town of Emerson Museum of Art, historic Empire Arts Center, Oslo Warren PO Box 340 Grand Forks Air Force Base, Mura Museum 53 Thief Emerson, MN ROA OLO, Canada and historic Campbell House, Ralph Engelstad 204-373-2002 Arena, tours of University of North Dakota Grand River Aerospace aviation complex. East Falls Look for...The birthplace of the Royal Forks, Grand Mounted Police, Fort Dufferin, Trans Canada Trail. Red Lake Falls, MN ND Forks Red Lake Co. Economic Development Hallock, MN PO Box 183 Crookston City of Hallock Red Lake Falls, MN 56750 PO Box 336, Hallock, MN 56728 218-253-2007 218-843-2737 www.redlakecounty.org From sophisticatedClimax Winnipeg to Look for...Gilbert Olson Park, nearby Kittson Look for...Historic Red Lake County Court- County Museum at Lake Bronson. 71 house, paved trails, Voyageur’s View Tubing on the agricultural towns of 2 the Red River. Shelly Kennedy, MN Bemidji the HalstadRed River Valley to the City of Kennedy Hibbing PO Box 7, Kennedy, MN 56733 169 bustlingHendrum city of GrandAda Forks, 218-674-4142 59 www.ruralaccess.net/kennedy Section One is the most varied Look for...Beautiful community flower Georgetown gardens, county’s largest antique store and demographic region along Kennedy baseball field. Highway 75. Stephen, MN 2 City of Stephen 10 Fargo, ND Moorhead PO Box 630, Stephen, MN 56757 Duluth Manitoba 218-478-3614 169 www.stephenmn.com Look for...Old Home Town Museum, canoe- ing on Tamarac River. Wolverton Argyle, MN Marshall Co. Museum, Warren 35 Argyle Civic & Commerce PO Box 288, Argyle, MN 56173 Warren 218-437-6621 10 Wahpeton, ND www.ci.argyle.mn.us Breckenridge Look for...Argyle Depot Museum, nearby historic Old Mill State Park (12 mi. E), Kurz Memorial Lions Park with unique railroad car walking bridge. Warren, MN Warren Chamber of Commerce 71 POAlexandria Box 122, Warren, MN 56762 Wheaton 218-745-4411 Look for...Famous UFO car at Settlers Square/Marshall County Museum, Sky Vu Milaca Drive-In Theater (May-Oct.). 94 Graceville 12Sisseton, SD 2009-2010 Highway 75 Visitors Guide www.highway75.comSt. Cloud Clinton Peever, SD 59 Big Stone Ortonville City, SD

Bellingham 12 Willmar Madison Minneapolis Dawson St. Paul Gary, SD 59

Canby 71 169 35 61 Hendricks Ivanhoe 52 Lake Benton 14 63 Mankato 14 Rochester Pipestone 14 59 218 90

To Sioux Falls, SD Luverne 90

71 35 Stephen Arts Center

Argyle UFO Car, Bridge Warren

Attractions & Events February Back Home Days Kittson County Fair August Le Festival du Voyageur Hallock, Minnesota Hallock, Minnesota Heritage Days Winnipeg, Manitoba, Meet Your Neighbor Day Celebrate Kennedy East Grand Forks, Minnesota Canada Argyle, Minnesota Kennedy, Minnesota Folklorama Jazz Festival Marshall County Fair Winnipeg, Canada May Winnipeg, Canada Warren, Minnesota Winnipeg Wine Festival International Children’s Summerfest September Winnipeg, Manitoba, Festival Stephen, Minnesota King of Trails Market Day Canada Winnipeg, Canada Folk Festival Kennedy, Stephen, Argyle Winnipeg, Canada June July International Film Festival Taste of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Canada

Winnipeg

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City of Stephen PO Box 630, Stephen, MN 56757 • (218) 478-3614 [email protected] • www.stephenmn.com

Potet Klub (Potato Dumplings)

1 ham shank 1 cup white flour 4 raw potatoes 1/4 tsp baking 2 boiled potatoes powder 1 cup whole salt and pepper wheat flour

Boil the ham shank until done (when meat is loose on bone). Remove it from the liquid and let it cool. Save the liquid. Remove the meat and some of the fat from the bone and put it in through a grinder with the potatoes. Add the flours, baking powder, and salt and pepper. Be sure there’s enough flour to make a stiff dough. Using your hands, roll into dumplings, drop into the ham liquid, and cook at a slow boil until done (about 1 hour). Serve the dump- lings with butter on top.

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To Winnipeg

Hallock

Kennedy

Stephen Argyle 59 Oslo Warren 53 Thief Including the cities of Crookston, Climax, Nielsville, Shelly, Halstad, Hen- Grand River RegionEast 2Fallsdrum, Georgetown, Moorhead and Fargo. Forks, Grand ND Forks Crookston, MN Hendrum, MN Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce Hendrum EDA Crookston 107 W. 2nd St. 308 Main St. E, Hendrum, MN 56550 Crookston, MN 56716 218-861-6210 1-800-809-5997 • 218-281-4320 www.rrv.net/hendrum/ Climax www.visitcrookston.com Look for...Great fishing and boating on the Look for... Polk County Museum, historic 71 Red and Wild Rice Rivers, free land available downtown walking tour, 2world’s larg- (restrictions). Shelly est oxcart, birding at Glacial Ridge Nature Bemidji Conservancy & Rydell National Wildlife Georgetown, MN Halstad Refuge, childhood home of movie stars Olivia City of Georgetown Hibbing Ada de Haviland and Joan Fontaine. PO Box 213, Georgetown, MN 56545 169 Hendrum 59 Look for...One-time trading post and transfer Climax, MN point for the Hudson’s Bay Company, fishing City of Climax on the Red River, Frenchman’s Bluff. Georgetown PO Box 166, Climax, MN 56523 218-857-2241 Moorhead, MN Look for... Beautiful Brentwood Golf Course, City of Moorhead 2 Sandhill Settlement Historical Society, named 500 Center Ave. • PO Box 779 10 after popular chewing tobacco, fishing, birding Moorhead, MN 56560 Fargo, ND Moorhead and fertile agricultural region. 218-299-5305 Duluth www.fargomoorhead.org 169 Nielsville, MN Look for...Recreation on the Red River, With Sparkling lakes and rivers, City of Nielsville Hjemkomst (Norwegian) Center with Viking Wolverton PO Box 68, Nielsville, MN 56568 Ship and Hopperstand Stave Church Replica, 218-946-3205 Berquist Pioneer Cabin, S.S. Ruby pontoon 35 historic buildings, thriving cities, Look for...Camping, hunting. riverboat rides and canoe/kayak/bike rental. Scandinavian heritage, and warm, Shelly, MN 10 Fargo, ND City of Shelly Fargo-Moorhead Convention Wahpeton,friendly ND people, Section 2 will PO Box 126, Shelly, MN 56581 & Visitors Bureau Breckenridge 218-886-8355 2001 44th St. SW, Fargo, ND 58103 charm and welcome you. Look for...Red River History Museum, old 701-282-3653 church on historic register, nearby historic Zion www.fargomoorhead.org Church in rural Shelly. Look for...Recreation on the Red River, Bonanzaville USA historic village, Fargo Air Halstad, MN Museum, Red River Zoo, Plains Art Museum, AlexandriaCity of Halstad 71 Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm, Roger Wheaton 404 5th Ave. E, Halstad, MN 56548 Maris Museum. 218-456-2822 www.halstad.com Milaca Look for...Fabulous catfishing on theR ed River, birthplace and childhood home of band 94 Graceville leader Skitch Henderson. Sisseton, SD St. Cloud Clinton Peever, SD 59 Euclid Big Stone Ortonville City, SD

Bellingham 12 Willmar Madison Minneapolis Dawson St. Paul Gary, SD 59

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Lake Benton 14 63 Mankato 14 Rochester Pipestone 14 59 218 90

To Sioux Falls, SD Luverne 90

71 35 Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead

Crookston Old Library, Crookston

Hjemkomst Attractions & Events Center, February August Moorhead Ice Buster Days Oxcart Festival and Crookston, Minnesota Classic Cruiser Car Show March Crookston, Minnesota Fargo Film Festival Pioneer Days Fargo, North Dakota West Fargo, North Dakota Red River Sled Dog Derby Fargo Blues Festival Halstad, Minnesota Fargo, North Dakota June September Small Town Pioneer Days/Harvest

Saturday Night Festival Climax, Minnesota Crookston, Minnesota Catfish Days Fall Festival Halstad & Hendrum, Halstad, Minnesota Minnesota King of Trails Marketplace Crookston, Minnesota Norman County Fair Ada, Minnesota October Scandinavian Hjemkomst United Way Chili Festival Cook-Off Moorhead, Minnesota Crookston, Minnesota July December Polk Co. Fair Winter Wonderland Fertile, Minnesota Crookston, Minnesota

Summerfest Santa Day Hendrum, Minnesota Halstad, Minnesota Clay County Fair Barnesville, Minnesota

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Special Events: Bonanzaville Historic Car Weekend: Second Weekend of June Fiber Arts Fest: Last Weekend of July Pioneer Days: Third Weekend of August

West Fest (in conjunction Open Seasonal: Open Sat. of Memorial with west Fargo Chamber of Day weekend to last Sun. in Sept., then Commerce): Third Weekend in Fri., Sat., and Sun. to last Sun. in October. September Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. For details and information 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. call 701-282-2822 or log on at Admission: $8 for adults, $4 for children www.bonanzaville.org 6-16, 5 & under free. Half price admission 1351 W. Main Ave., West Fargo, ND Thursdays from 5-8 p.m.

Visit the Hjemkomst Center! • Replica Viking Ship Hjemkomst • Replica Norwegian Stave Church • Exhibits about the history and culture of Clay County and the Red River Valley • Gift Shop with locally-made items, books and more! Open daily, call for hours and admission prices. Free admission to Clay County Museum on third floor through May 2009. 202 First Ave. N. Moorhead • 218-299-5511 Just across the Red River from downtown Fargo!

Watch for more great museums and interesting stops while traveling the “King of Trails” Scenic Byway!

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• Located on the banks of the Red Lake River • Historic downtown with the Grand Theatre • Polk County Historical Museum • University of Minnesota, Crookston • World’s Largest Ox Cart • Ox Cart Festival (August) • King of Trails Market Place (September) • Winter Wonderland (December) • Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (just 10 miles away) • The Shaver Butterfly Garden • Mount St. Benedict Walking & Ski Trails To Winnipeg

Hallock

Kennedy

Stephen Argyle 59 Oslo Warren 53 Thief Grand River East Falls Forks, Grand ND Forks Crookston

Climax 71 2 Shelly Bemidji Halstad Hibbing Ada 169 Hendrum 59

Georgetown Including the cities of Wolverton, Breckenridge, Wahpeton-North Dakota. Region 3 2 10 Fargo, ND Moorhead Wolverton, MN Wheaton, MN Duluth City of Wolverton City of Wheaton 169 301 King of Trails Pkwy. City Hall, PO Box 868 Wolverton, MN 56594 Wheaton, MN 56296 218-995-2526 320-563-4110 Wolverton Look for...Great fishing on the Red River, Look for...Fabulous walleye fishing, good 35 migratory birding route, Victoria’s Restaurant hunting land, historic Chicago/Milwaukee/ and Old School House on National Historic St. Paul Depot, Crandell’s Restaurant for Register. homemade pies, restored country school 14 10 miles north on Trail. Wahpeton, ND Breckenridge, MN/ Breckenridge Wahpeton, ND Graceville, MN Wahpeton/Breckenridge Area Chamber City of Graceville of Commerce PO Box 336 118 N 6th St. Graceville, MN 56296 Wahpeton, ND 58075 320-748-7911 701-642-8744 • 1-800-892-6673 Look for...Toqua Lake, Historic Shannon Alexandriawww.wahpetonbreckenridgechamber.com71 Hotel, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Hitterite Wheaton Look for...Chahinkapa Zoo, Prairie Rose Farm-sells to the public, nearby Sisseton. Carousel and Chapel, Railroad Park with caboose, Richland Co. Historical Museum, Milaca Wilkin Drink & Eatery, world’s largest catfish at Kidder Recreation Area, Red River of the 94 Graceville North Historic Canoe Trail, Oxcart Trail Park, Sisseton, SD St. Cloud Clinton Welles Memorial Park, Headwaters of the Red Peever, SD River Park monument, Wilkin County Historical 59 Museum, Bois De Sioux Golf, canoeing and Big Stone Ortonville boating on the Otter Tail River. City, SD Originally occupied by Bellingham The Red River of 12 Native American the north meandersWillmar Madison tribes and northward 550 miles Minneapolis Dawson from its source in St. Paul Gary, SD herds of buffalo, 59 Breckenridge, MN to Section Three’s Canby Lake Winnipeg in Canada. railroad and Email or call for maps71 of 169 the Red Lake River. 35 61 riverboatHendricks towns [email protected] Chahinkapa Zoo, areIvanhoe now the 888-646-6367 Wahpeton perfect setting 52 Lake Benton for historic Prairie Rose14 Carousel, Wahpeton 63 Mankato outdoor 14 Pipestone Rochester exploration. 14 59 218 90

To Sioux Falls, SD Luverne 90

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Wahpeton Wheaton

Red River

Attractions & Events June August December Blue Goose Days Wilkin County Fair Christmas in Welles Wahpeton, North Dakota Breckenridge, Minnesota Memorial Park Blue Goose Days Traverse County Fair Breckenridge, Minnesota Breckenridge, Minnesota Wheaton, Minnesota July September Crazy Day Breckenridge Breckenridge, Minnesota/ Headwaters Day Wahpeton, North Dakota Breckenridge, Minnesota

Ft. Abercrombie Wahpeton/Breckenrige Golf

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• Headwaters of the Red River Free Child Admission of the North (with purchase of adult Admission) • PRAIRIE ROSE CAROUSEL: Restored Open daily 10 am-7 pm Memorial Day-Labor Day 1926 Antique Carousel Over 200 animals & birds of • CHAHINKAPA ZOO: Over 200 Animals 60 different species • ‘WAHPPER’: World’s Largest Catfish “Grandpa’s Little Zoo”-hands-on educational area to see and • BOIS DE SIOUX GOLF COURSE: pet farm animals 9 Holes in North Dakota and 9 Holes CHAHINKAPA ZOO in Minnesota. 1004 RJ Hughes Dr., Wahpeton, • BAGG BONANZA FARM: America’s ND 58075 • 701-642-8709 Only Restored Bonanza Farm Expiration Date: 8/31/10. • FORT ABERCROMBIE: State Historical Site, Museum and Fort Guard House • RICHLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM:Rosemeade Pottery • Six Hotels “It’s All • GREAT NORTHERN caBOOSE/RAILROAD PARK Possible” • WILKIN COUNTY HISTORICAL Located Near MUSEUM the Highway 75 • Historical Walking Trail King of Trails!

WAHPETON BREKENRIDGE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS CENTER 118 N 6th Street, Wahpeton, ND 58075 • 1-800-892-6673 • 701-642-8744 www.wahpetonbreckenridgechamber.com • www.breckenridgemn.net Featuring: Tom & Peggy Materi, Owners Steaks, Seafood, Pasta Dishes, Sandwiches, Wraps and Unique Homemade Italian Pizza Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Food Service Bar Service past 10 p.m. 218-643-3862 • [email protected] 508 Minnesota Avenue, Breckenridge, Minnesota

Casual, Smoke-Free Atmosphere!

Near Breckenridge

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To Winnipeg

Hallock

Kennedy

Stephen Argyle 59 Oslo Warren 53 Thief Grand River East Falls Forks, Grand ND Forks Crookston

Climax 71 2 Shelly Bemidji Halstad Hibbing Ada 169 Hendrum 59

Georgetown 2

10 Fargo, ND Moorhead Duluth 169

Wolverton 35

10 Wahpeton, ND Breckenridge

Alexandria 71 WheatoIncludingn the cities of Clinton, Ortonville, Bellingham, Madison, Dawson, Canby, Region 4 Porter, Ivanhoe, Hendricks, Sisseton-SD, Peever-SD, Big Stone City-SD and Gary-SD.Milaca Clinton, MN 94 Dawson, MN Graceville Sisseton, SD City of Clinton Dawson Chamber of CommerceSt. Cloud Clinton PO Box 6, Clinton, MN 56225 PO Box 382 Peever, SD 320-325-5580 Dawson, MN 56232 59 Big Stone Look for...Old Depot, Nearby Continental Di- 320-769-2981 Ortonville vide in Brown’s Valley where water flow splits Look for...”Gnometown USA”-reflecting City, SD by flowing north toH udson Bay and south to Scandanavian Heritage with gnome statues the Gulf of Mexico. throughout town, , , Dawson Historical Armory Bellingham 12 Ortonville, MN Building, historic Carnegie Library, old gas Willmar Madison City of Ortonville station. 987 U.S. Hwy. 12 Minneapolis Dawson Ortonville, MN 56278 Canby, MN St. Paul Gary, SD 59 320-839-3284 City of Canby www.bigstonelake.com 110 Oscar Ave. Look for...Historic downtown with old Canby, MN 56220 Canby courthouse, Big Stone County Museum with 507-223-7295 enormous granite anchor, possible71 Viking Look for...1870’s railroad center, Canby 169 stone, pioneer village, 500+ mounted water Depot Museum, 1891 Lund-Hoel House 35 61 birds and fossils & prehistoric shark tooth, Big Museum, historic Lundring Service Station, Del Hendricks Stone State Park & National Wildlife Refuge Clark Lake. Ivanhoe with auto drive, operating granite quarry, Pio- Gary, SD neer Locker for sausages, wonderful walleye 52 fishing, deer/pheasant/duck hunting. City of Gary Lake Benton PO Box 127, Gary, SD 57237 Bellingh14am, MN 605-272-5651 Bellingham Chamber of Commerce Look for...Birding, hunting, golf, fishing, 63 A region of lakes, hills and Mankato Main St., PO Box 295 groomed snowmobile trails, rodeo, cattle drive. 14 prairies, SectionP Fouripestone offers Bellingham, MN 56212 Rochester 320-568-2120 Porter, MN 14 59 excellent recreational activities, Look for...Deer, pheasant, duck hunting, Lac City of Porter 218 90 qui Parle Refuge, memorial park. PO Box 130 superb farming, and majestic Porter, MN 56280 To Sioux Madison, MN 507-296-4609 windFalls generators,, SD Luv ernealong with Madison Chamber of Commerce Look for...Camping, trails, large 623 W 3rd St. • PO Box 70 90 manufacturing plant. fascinating Norwegian heritage. Madison, MN 56256 320-598-7301 71 Ivanhoe, MN 35 www.madisonmn.info/ City of Ivanhoe Look for...LutifiskC apital USA, Lac qui Parle PO Box 54, Ivanhoe, MN 56142 Historical Museum including studio of author 507-694-1738 Robert Bly, historic Carnegie Library, NASCAR Look for...”Little Europe” with ethnic village, race track. 450 wind turbines, Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway 14. Big Stone County Museum, Ortonville Hendricks, MN City of Hendricks PO Box 86, Hendricks, MN 56136 507-275-3192 Look for...Lake Hendricks, Norwegian ethnic heritage, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum, Midwest Center for Wind Energy.

Big Stone Lake, Ortonville

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Attractions & Events January August Polar Bear Plunge Crazy Days Canby, Minnesota Canby, Minnesota March Oktoberfest Annual Sports & Leisure Show Madison, Minnesota Ortonville, Minnesota Annual Corn Festival April Ortonville, Minnesota Salt Lake Birding September Near Marietta, Minnesota Lac qui Parle County Fair June “Little Minnesota State Fair” Canby Hat Daze Madison, Minnesota Madison Dawson Canby, Minnesota King of Trails Market Day July Ortonville, Canby and Ivanhoe, 136th Anniversary Minnesota, Big Stone Lake, Gary, South Dakota South Dakota Yellow Medicine County Fair October Canby, Minnesota Upper Minnesota Meander Art Crawl • Open Year-’Round Big Stone County Fair Ortonville, Dawson, Canby and Clinton, Minnesota • Reasonable Rates Madison, Minnesota • 3 Lounge/TV Areas Fur Trade Encampment Cattle Drive • Complete Kitchen Available Gary, South Dakota Gary, South Dakota • 10 Units with Private Baths Four Moons Rizing Rendezvous Oktoberfest • 30’ x 40’ Meeting Room Gary, South Dakota Madison, Minnesota • Bird Watching, Hiking, Snowmobile/4-Wheeling Trails, Pheasant Hunting Summerfest Madison, Minnesota November To reserve rooms or book hunts: Norsefest 605-272-5608 • 605-520-8836 • 1-877-260-2686 Lund-Hoel House Ice Cream Social Madison, Minnesota Canby, Minnesota [email protected] • www.huntingsdpheasants.com

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You’ll be surprised... Prairie Waters has excellent state parks and wildlife refuges for the outdoor enthusiast who enjoys birding, fishing, hunting or canoeing. Plus we have great entertainment including fine arts, shopping, fun events and festivals. There is so much more to discover that you’ll have to see for yourself. Call Prairie Waters for a Regional Tourism Guide! Appleton • Benson • Clara City • Dawson • Granite Falls • Hanley Falls • Madison • Marietta • Milan • Montevideo

Located in Canby, MN Open Summer: Wed.-Sun. 2-4 p.m. Special tours available! Walleye Fishing Bird Watching • Camping Golf • Biking • Hunting • Snowmobiling Big Stone Lake Area Snowmobilingailing • Wildlife • SRailingefuge • Auto Tour Chamber of Commerce BigWildlife Stone R efugeCounty • AutoMuseum Tour Big Stone Lake Area BigVisitor Stone County Information Museum 1-800-568-5722 • www.bigstonelake.comChamber of Commerce

Big Stone Lake Area Realty

Lake Shore • Residential Commercial • Rural Open Evenings & Weekends! Lucinda McMahon-Broker Associate Brenda McMahon-Broker/Owner 459 Main Street • Big Stone City, SD 57216 Licensed in both Minnesota and South Dakota 605-862-7890 www.bigstonelakearearealty.com

Big Stone County Museum Located at junction of State Highways 12 & 75, Ortonville, MN • Museum Showcasing Big Stone county History • Pioneer Village • Giant Anchor • Muskegon-Golden Bantam Boat • charles Hanson Wildlife Collection

Open Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sun. 1-4 p.m. Historical Society: 320-839-3359 A Lake for All Seasons! www.bigstonelake.com To Winnipeg

Hallock

Kennedy

Stephen Argyle 59 Oslo Warren 53 Thief Grand River East Falls Forks, Grand ND Forks Crookston

Climax 71 2 Shelly Bemidji Halstad Hibbing Ada 169 Hendrum 59

Georgetown 2

10 Fargo, ND Moorhead Duluth 169

Wolverton 35

10 Wahpeton, ND Breckenridge

Alexandria 71 Wheaton Milaca 94 Graceville Sisseton, SD St. Cloud Clinton Peever, SD 59 Big Stone Ortonville City, SD

Bellingham 12 Willmar Madison Minneapolis Dawson St. Paul Gary, SD 59

Canby Including the cities of Lake Benton, Pipestone and Luverne. Region 5 71 169 35 61 Hendricks Ivanhoe 52 Lake Benton 14 63 Mankato 14 Rochester Pipestone 14 59 218 90

To Sioux Falls, SD Luverne 90

71 35 Pipestone National Monument

Section Five in Southwestern lake Benton, MN Pipestone, MN Lake Benton Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB Pipestone Chamber of Commerce/CVB Minnesota is widely varied, 110 S Center St. • PO Box 205 PO Box 8, Pipestone, MN 56164 Lake Benton, MN 56149 1-800-336-6125 with intriguing Native American 507-368-9577 Look for...Famous 132-ft. historic water tow- Look for...Original Wind Power Capital, Buf- er, Pipestone National Monument with sacred sites, historic downtowns, wind falo Ridge with more than 1,000 250-ft. wind Native American sites & scenic Winnewissa turbines, The Heritage & Windpower Learning Falls, Pipestone County Museum, Pipestone power centers, buffalo herds Center, recreation on Lake Benton, historic Historic District with old Calumet Inn, Moore Opera House (still in operation), Indian burial Block Building with stone gargoyles, Rock Is- and natural beauty. mound in local cemetery. land Depot with large peacepipe on grounds, Fort Pipestone, Little Feather Interpretive Center, Casey Jones Recreational Trail. Luverne, MN Luverne Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB 211 E Main, Luverne, MN 56156 507-283-4061 www.luvernechamber.org Pipestone Look for...Blue Mounds State Park with herd Lake of 45 bison, historic Rock County Courthouse, Benton Hinkly House, Rock County Historical Museum, Opera Verne Drive-In Theater (seasonal), Touch the Sky Prairie, Historic Palace Theatre, Omaha House Depot.

Bison herd, Luverne

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Palace Theater, Luverne Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne

Lake Benton

Attractions & Events June Pow Wow & Indian August September Buffalo Days Art Festival Civil War Days (2010) Tri-State Band Festival Luverne, Minnesota Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone, Minnesota Luverne, Minnesota Watertower Festival Love of the Land Rock County Fair Highway 75 King of Trails Pipestone, Minnesota Rendezvous Luverne, Minnesota Market Day Pipestone, Minnesota Outdoor Buffalo Dinner Weiner Dog Races Luverne/Pipestone/ Pipestone, Minnesota Chuck Wagon Cook-off Pipestone, Minnesota Lake Benton, Minnesota Pipestone, Minnesota July Tetonka Ha Rendezvous December Red Hat Ladies Lake Benton, Minnesota Festival of Trees Hot Dog Night Extravaganza Pipestone, Minnesota Luverne, Minnesota Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone County Fair Pipestone, Minnesota Winterfest Border to Border Dutch Festival Luverne, Minnesota Triathlon Edgerton, Minnesota Lincoln County Fair Luverne, Minnesota Tyler, Minnesota

Pipestone Coffey Haus, Luverne Pow Wow

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Pi p e s t o n e Pe r f o r m i n g Ar t s Ce n t e r • Calumet Players • Children’s Theater • Center’s Presenter Series • Opland Singers Spring • Opland Singers Christmas Festival of Music Festival of Music • Main St. Jamboree Red Hat Extravaganza • 3rd week in July (Reservations a must!) Visit our website for more information: pipestoneminnesota.com go to Performing Arts Center Box Office: 1-877-722-2787

Buffalo Feed (late June) Free Chuck Wagon Cook-off Admission! (last weekend in July) Open May Demonstrations • Activities through • Abe & Mary Lincoln Kids Photo Area • Historical Battles Daily October • Era Fashion Revue Conveniently • Cannon Demonstrations located at • Children’s Activities Celebrating the Pipestone our 25th Anniversary • Camp Tours National • Period & Street Vendors during the 2009 Season! Monument Contact us at: Entrance.

Trading Post & Museum 507-825-4474

Sat. & Sun. July 25th & 26th 2009

Sponsored By Keepers

We have the complete selection of peacepipes, jewelry and other items all made by native artists 400 N. Hiawatha Avenue from authentic pipestone. We also offer clothing, books, CDs, videos, and other items related to Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone National Monument.

Sat. 12-8 p.m. • Sun. 12-4 p.m. Located in the Visitor Center of Grand Entries Sat. 1 & 5 p.m. Pipestone National Monument. Grand Entry Sun. 1 p.m. Free Admisson–Everyone Welcome! Come enjoy music, dance, art, crafts, 1-888-209-0418 • Shop online at www.authenticpipestone.com Indian tacos & buffalo burgers! All Drums & Dancers Welcome! First two drums recieve $400 Sandwiches served Sat. 4 p.m. & Sun. 5 p.m. Sat. Meal: Buffalo &/or Indian Tacos at 8 p.m. Host drum TBA • Head Womand Dancer TBA The Nicest LittLe Head Man Dancer: Ron Adams (Oneida) Campground in the Nicest Little M.C. TBA City in Minnesota 507-825-3734 Vendor booths available! • Across from National Park • WiFi & Cable TV • Tipis for Rent • Daily, Weekly & Seasonal Rates 2010 Dates: • Heated Pool • Miniature Golf Sat. & Sun. • Game Room July 24th and 25th www.pipestonervcampground.com • 507-825-2455 [email protected] • www.pipekeepers.org Tina & Lena entertain in Pipestone.

Pipestone

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Rich Murphy Thief River Falls The Fun is in Thief River! Whether you’re here to play, stay or visit, Thief River Falls has all your needs covered. We have great entertainment and events. Thief River has perfect weather for all seasons and all sports. Plus we have a variety of accommodation choices. And we can’t forget our outstanding shopping destinations! Come see what the “Fun” is all about in Thief River Falls. Only 18 miles from Highway 75!

Here is just a sampling of some of Thief River’s America’s Best Value Inn & Suites Outstanding Shopping and Accommodations! 218-681-6205 AmericInn Lodge & Suites 218-681-4411 Best Western Inn • 218-681-7555 C’mon Inn • 218-681-3000 T-59 Motel • 218-681-2720

For your official guide contact the Thief River Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau at 218-686-9785 or log on at www.visittrf.com