Menahga Midsummer Festival
Date and Time
Friday Jul 8, 2011 Sunday Jul 10, 2011
Location
Various locations in Menahga, which is located 11 miles south of Park Rapids on Hwy 71.
Website
Contact Information
218) 564-4754
Description
The Little Miss Menahga will kick off the festival at 7 pm on Friday
Saturday - 30th Annual St Urho 5k Walk and Run, and 10K Run at 9:00 am The race begins at the old baseball field and ends at the St Urho statue. You can preregister at the Shell gas station, the Cenex store or by going on www.allsportscentral.com Registration ends at 8:30 on the day of the event.
The Art and Craft Show will be from 9 am to 4 pm on Main Avenue
Check out other events around town all day.
Events especially for kids will take place from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on the football field. Also, kids' inflatable games will be set up near Spirit Lake from 2 pm to 7.
Fireworks will take place Saturday night at dusk on the shore of Spirit Lake. The UNL Drill & Dance Team will perform at the city beach prior to the fireworks.
Sunday - Lions Pancake Feed from 7 am to noon at the city park. More events include a Midsummer Sand and Mud 4 x 4 and ATV race at 1 pm Sunday 1 1/2 miles east of Menahga on Co Rd 21.
Conservation Club Kids Fishing Derby at noon at the Spirit Lake fishing pier.
Prize drawings are at 3 pm Sunday at Spirit Lake access. This year's grand prize is a 2011 red Chevrolet Aveo LS 5 door hatchback (from Dondelinger GM, Bemidji) Tickets are $20 each. Ten additional prizes are available to win. Tickets are available from any Menahga C & C businesses and members.
Printed courtesy of www.parkrapids.com/ – Contact the Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for more information.
1204 Park Avenue South, Park Rapids, MN 56470 – (218) 732-4111 – chamber@parkrapids.com